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OPERATION MANUAL

E-mu Systems, Inc.

Fhlanett Phatt

Important Notice:

In order to obtain warranty service on your Planet Phatt unit, the serial number

sticker must be intact and you must have a sales receipt or other proof of purchase.

If there is no serial number sticker on your Planet Phatt, please contact E-mu

Systems at once.

Operation Manual

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trademark of E-mu Systems, Inc.

WARNING: READ THIS FIRST!

This symbol is intended to alert

the user to the presence of

important operating and

maintenance (servicing)

instructions in the literature

accompanying the appliance.

This symbol is intended to alert

the user to the presence of

uninsulated dangerous voltage

within the product's enclosure

that may be of sufficient

magnitude to constitute a risk of

electric shock to persons.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Use in countries other than the U.S.A. may require the use of a different line

cord or attachment plug, or both. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,

refer servicing to qualified service personnel. To reduce risk of fire or electric

shock do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

This product must be grounded. If it should malfunction or break down,

grounding provides a path of least resistance for electric current, reducing the

risk of electric shock. This product is equipped with a cord having an equip-

ment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged

into an appropriate outlet properly installed and grounded in accordance

with all local codes and ordinances.

DANGER

Improper connection of equipment grounding conductor can result in the

risk of electric shock. Check with a qualified electrician or service personnel

if you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded. Do not

modify the plug provided with this product — if it will not fit the outlet,

have a proper outlet installed by a qualified technician.

CAUTION

If the 9091, Planet Phatt is rack mounted, a standard 19-inch open frame

rack must be used.

USER-MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

1. Planet Phatt should be kept clean and dust free. Periodically wipe the unit

with a clean, lint free cloth. Do not use solvents or cleaners.

2. There are no user lubrication or adjustment requirements.

3. Refer all other servicing to qualified service personnel.

INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE,

ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS

WARNING; When using electric products, basic precautions should

always be followed, including the following:

1. Read all instructions before using Planet Phatt.

2. To reduce the risk of injury, close supervision is necessary when Planet

Phatt is used near children.

3. Do not use Planet Phatt near water — for example near a bathtub, wash-

bowl, kitchen sink, in a wet basement, on a wet bar, or near or in a swim-

ming pool.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

4. Planet Phatt should be situated so that its location or position does not

interfere with its proper ventilation.

5. Planet Phatt should be located away from heat sources such as radiators,

heat registers, fireplaces, stoves, or ovens.

6. Planet Phatt should only be connected to a power supply of the type

described in the operating instructions and as marked on the product.

7. This product, in combination with an amplifier, headphones, and speak-

ers, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause full or

partial hearing loss or damaged equipment. Do not operate for long

periods of time at high volume levels or at a level that is uncomfortable.

Additionally, care must be taken when programming any of the filters

contained herein using extreme operating parameters. This action could

also produce signals which result in unacceptable high sound levels as

noted previously. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing of the ears

consult your physician.

8. Planet Phatt may be equipped with a polarized line plug (one blade wider

that the other). This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert this plug

into the outlet, do not defeat the safety purpose of the plug. Contact an

electrician to replace your obsolete outlet.

9. The power supply cord of Planet Phatt should be unplugged from the

outlet when left unused for a long period of time.

10. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled

into the enclosure of Planet Phatt through openings.

11. The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

A. The power supply cord has been damaged; or

B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product; or

C. The product has been exposed to rain; or

D. The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a

marked change in performance; or

E. The product has been dropped or the enclosure damaged.

12. All servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION & BASIC SETUP 1

Introduction ............................................................................................... 3

Planet Phatt Architecture ........................................................... 4

Connection Instructions .............................................................. 5

BASIC OPERATION 9

Main Controls .......................................................................... 11

Selecting MIDI Channels ........................................................... 12

Selecting Presets ....................................................................... 12

Adjusting Volume & Pan Position ............................................. 12

Beats/Song Mode ..................................................................... 13

Multi-Timbral Operation .......................................................... 17

About Planet Phatt ................................................................... 18

MASTER MENU 19

Enabling the Master Menu ....................................................... 21

Master Tune ............................................................................. 21

Transpose ................................................................................. 22

Global Bend .............................................................................. 22

Global Velocity Curve ............................................................... 22

Mix Output ............................................................................... 24

MIDI Mode ............................................................................... 24

MIDI Mode Change .................................................................. 25

MIDI Overflow .......................................................................... 25

MIDI Enable ............................................................................. 25

MIDI Bank Select ...................................................................... 25

MIDI Program ➔ Preset ............................................................ 26

Preset Change .......................................................................... 27

MIDI Controller Assign ............................................................. 27

X Factor Control ....................................................................... 27

Tempo Control ......................................................................... 28

Retrigger ................................................................................... 28

Pitch Wheel -> Scratch ............................................................. 29

MIDI Footswitch Assign ............................................................ 29

Send MIDI Data........................................................................ 30

Beats MIDI Out ......................................................................... 31

User Key Tuning........................................................................ 31

Song Start/Stop ........................................................................ 31

Global Tempo ........................................................................... 32

MASTER MENU (continued)

Beats Control ............................................................................ 32

Beats Mode ............................................................................... 33

Demo Sequence ........................................................................ 33

Viewing Angle .......................................................................... 34

PROGRAMMING BASICS 35

Modulation .............................................................................. 38

Modulation Sources ................................................................. 39

Envelope Generators ................................................................. 40

Low Frequency Oscillators ........................................................ 41

MIDI Patch ............................................................................... 42

Filter Modulation ...................................................................... 43

What is a Filter? ....................................................................... 43

Parametric Filters ..................................................................... 46

The Z-Plane Filter ..................................................................... 46

Planet Phatt Signal Flow .......................................................... 48

Keyboard & Velocity Modulation ............................................. 49

Key Number .............................................................................. 50

Velocity Curves ......................................................................... 50

Realtime Modulation ................................................................ 51

MIDI Realtime Controls ............................................................ 52

Stereo Mix Outputs ................................................................... 54

EDIT MENU 55

Enabling the Edit Menu ............................................................ 57

Preset Name ............................................................................. 58

Primary Instrument .................................................................. 59

Secondary Instrument............................................................... 59

Key Range................................................................................. 59

Primary Key Range ................................................................... 60

Secondary Key Range ............................................................... 60

Coarse Tuning .......................................................................... 61

Fine Tuning .............................................................................. 61

Volume ..................................................................................... 61

Pan ........................................................................................... 61

Alternate Envelope On/Off ........................................................ 62

Primary Alternate Envelope Parameters ................................... 62

Secondary Alternate Envelope Parameters ............................... 62

Delay ........................................................................................ 63

Sound Start .............................................................................. 63

CONTENTS

EDIT MENU (continued)

Reverse Sound........................................................................... 63

Solo Mode ................................................................................ 64

Portamento Rate ...................................................................... 64

Chorus ...................................................................................... 64

Crossfade Mode ........................................................................ 65

Crossfade Direction .................................................................. 66

Crossfade Balance .................................................................... 66

Crossfade Amount .................................................................... 67

Cross-switch Point .................................................................... 67

Primary Filter Type ................................................................... 67

Primary Filter Cutoff & Q.......................................................... 69

Secondary Filter Type ............................................................... 69

Secondary Filter Cutoff & Q ...................................................... 69

Auxiliary Envelope .................................................................... 70

LFO 1 - Shape & Amount.......................................................... 71

LFO 1 - Rate, Delay & Variation ............................................... 71

LFO 2 - Shape & Amount.......................................................... 72

LFO 2 - Rate, Delay & Variation ............................................... 72

Keyboard & Velocity Modulation Control................................. 73

Realtime Modulation Control ................................................... 74

Footswitch Control ................................................................... 75

Pitch Bend Range ..................................................................... 75

Pressure Amount ....................................................................... 75

MIDI Controller Amount ........................................................... 75

Velocity Curve ........................................................................... 76

Keyboard Center ....................................................................... 77

Keyboard Tuning ...................................................................... 77

Mix Output Assign .................................................................... 78

Preset Links ............................................................................... 78

Save Preset ............................................................................... 79

STEP-BY-STEP 81

Linking Presets .......................................................................... 83

Editing Presets ..........................................................................84

Changing the Tuning of an Instrument .................................... 84

Chorus ...................................................................................... 85

Reversing the Instrument .......................................................... 85

Alternate Volume Envelope ....................................................... 86

Working with the Filter ............................................................. 87

Using Planet Phatt with a Sequencer........................................ 92

CONTENTS

REFERENCE SECTION 95

Preset Listing ............................................................................ 96

Instrument Listing .................................................................. 101

Beat Maps .............................................................................. 106

Technical Specifications .......................................................... 109

MIDI Specifications ................................................................. 110

Warranty ................................................................................ 126

Index ...................................................................................... 127

1Chapter 1: Basic Setup

INTRODUCTION

& BASIC SETUP

Planet Phatt Operation Manual2

3Chapter 1: Basic Setup

INTRODUCTION

PLANET PHATT - The Swing System

Planet Phatt is a professional tone module created specifically for Hip-

Hop, Rap, Acid Jazz and Trip-Hop musicians. Planet Phatt is 16 part

multi-timbral, featuring 32 voices of polyphony and 640 presets

(384 ROM, 256 RAM). It is a superb song writing tool and a perfect

addition to the modern keyboard player's studio or live setup.

Planet Phatt is also equipped with our exclusive “BEATS” mode. 100

user-editable drum loops are stored in memory and can be synchro-

nized to internal or external MIDI clock. The combination of beats,

tempo, any preset and the powerful “X-Factor” control allow you to

create literally millions of new groove ideas. Your custom Beats can

also be linked into 28 user-programmable Songs with looping and

programmable jumps. Beats and Songs can be easily modified to fit

your style.

There are 640 presets on Planet Phatt, created by talented E-mu

programmers and other industry experts. Of course you can edit or

modify any and all parameters to create a limitless number of entirely

new sounds. Edit and tweak Planet Phatt’s sounds the way you like

them by using its powerful filters, MIDI synced LFO’s, and MIDIpatch

modulation system. Planet Phatt has plenty of real-time controls and

destinations that allow users to create floor-slamming, heart-pounding

masterpieces. Creating your own original sounds is easy, thanks to

Planet Phatt's logical user interface.

Other features include 3 stereo outputs for externally processing

sounds (also configurable as 6 polyphonic submixes with fully

programmable dynamic panning), integral sends and returns to allow

the addition of external effects units without the need for a separate

mixer, user-definable alternate tuning, and of course, an extensive

MIDI implementation.

In addition, when coupled with E-mu's Launchpad Performance

Controller, Planet Phatt becomes a self-contained interactive groove

machine for the stage or studio. Check it out…

PHONES VOLUME

EDITMASTER

BEATS

CURSOR

HOME/ENTER

DATA POWER

MIDI

C01 Vol127 Pan=P

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Planet Phatt Operation Manual4

PLANET PHATT ARCHITECTURE

Planet Phatt is organized as shown in the diagram below.

The Preset is a complete set of all program parameters for a complete

Planet Phatt sound. The fully programmable user presets and the

unalterable ROM presets are organized into five banks of 128 presets

each.

BANKS 0 & 1 USER PRESETS

BANKS 2 - 4 ROM PRESETS

Each preset consists of one or more instruments. An instrument is a

complete set of samples or a digital waveform which covers the entire

keyboard range. An instrument can be assigned to each of the Primary

and Secondary layers of the preset.

The primary and secondary layers are essentially two complete sounds,

stacked or placed adjacent to each other, which can be switched or

crossfaded together in various ways.

Up to four presets can be Linked in order to have more than one preset

on the keyboard at a time. The linked presets may overlap each other

for layered sounds or be adjacent to each other to create keyboard

“splits”.

• User Presets can be

moved, erased or modified as

desired.

• ROM Presets cannot be

moved or altered unless they

are first copied to a user

location.

INSTRUMENT

PRESET

PRIMARY

SECONDARY

PRESET

PRIMARY

SECONDARY

PRESET

PRIMARY

SECONDARY

PRESET

PRIMARY

SECONDARY

PRESET

PRIMARY

SECONDARY

5Chapter 1: Basic Setup

CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS

• • • If Planet Phatt does not

seem to be responding

correctly, make sure that

both Planet Phatt and your

MIDI controller are set to the

same MIDI channel.

SETUP #1 BASIC SETUP

MIDI In

Planet Phatt is controlled by MIDI messages received at the MIDI

In connector. Connect the MIDI In of the Planet Phatt to the

MIDI Out connector of a MIDI controller such as a MIDI keyboard

or MIDI drum pads.

Outputs

Planet Phatt is a high quality, stereo audio device. In order to

reproduce its wide dynamic range and frequency response, use a

high quality amplification and speaker system such as a keyboard

amplifier or home stereo system. A stereo setup is highly desirable

because of the added realism of stereophonic sound. Headphones

can be used if an amplifier and speaker system is not available.

Plug stereo headphones into the headphone jack located on the

left side of the front panel. The Right Main output jack serves as a

mono output when the Left Main plug is not plugged in.

R - SUB2 - L R - SUB1 - L R - MAIN - L

MONO STEREO

THRUOUTIN

OUTPUTS

MIDI

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Main Outs to Mixer In

MIDI Controller

(MIDI Keyboard, Sequencer, etc.)

MIDI Out

Aux. or

Tape In

Male RCA plug

Male Phono Plug

Main Outs

Home Stereo

System

Home Studio

System

Speakers

Amp

Mixer

The Headphone

Output is located

on the Front Panel

Control

Pedal

▼ The headphone output

monitors the main outputs

only.

The submix outputs do NOT

feed into the headphone

output.

Planet Phatt Operation Manual6

CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS

SETUP #2 STUDIO SETUP

MIDI In

In this setup, Planet Phatt is controlled by MIDI messages received

at the MIDI In connector which have been routed by a MIDI

switcher. The MIDI switcher allows any MIDI controller such as a

MIDI keyboard, MIDI drum pads or a computer to be easily

connected.

MIDI Out

The MIDI Out jack is normally used to transmit program data to a

computer or other device.

Outputs

Planet Phatt has three sets of programmable stereo outputs; Main,

Sub 1, and Sub 2. Specific Planet Phatt presets (or MIDI channels)

can be routed to one of these stereo pairs in order to be further

processed or mixed separately.

Sub 2 Outputs

Sub 1 Outputs

Main Outputs

MIDI Out

MIDI Controller

(MIDI Keyboard, Sequencer, etc.)

MIDI In

Additional

MIDI

Devices

MIDI Switcher

MIDI

Out

Out In

Out

OutInIn

R - SUB2 - L R - SUB1 - L R - MAIN - L

MONO STEREO

THRUOUTIN

OUTPUTS

MIDI

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100-250VAC 50/60 Hz ~

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OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE

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MIDI

Computer

7Chapter 1: Basic Setup

CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS

SETUP #3 PERFORMANCE SETUP

MIDI In

Planet Phatt is controlled by MIDI messages received at the MIDI

In connector. Connect the MIDI In of Planet Phatt to the MIDI

Out connector of a MIDI controller such as E-mu's Launchpad, a

MIDI keyboard, MIDI drum pads or a MIDI sequencer.

MIDI Thru

The MIDI Thru jack is used to connect additional MIDI devices

onto the MIDI chain. MIDI Thru transmits an exact copy of the

messages received at the MIDI In jack.

Outputs

The Sub 1 and Sub 2 output jacks on Planet Phatt are stereo jacks.

The tip of each jack (accessed when a standard phone plug is

inserted) connects to the left or right output of that group.

R - SUB2 - L R - SUB1 - L R - MAIN - L

MONO STEREO

THRUOUTIN

OUTPUTS

MIDI

Scotts Valley, California U.S.A.

100-250VAC 50/60 Hz ~

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OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE

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Sub Output

Return

(To Main Output)

Tip Ring

To Effect From Effect

SEND/RETURN CABLE

Send/Return

Effect Device

Main Outs to Mixer In

Additional

MIDI

Devices

MIDI Controller

(Launchpad, MIDI Keyboard, Sequencer)

MIDI Out

MIDI In

Send

Signal is sent out on tip of plug and

returned to main outputs via ring of plug.

SONG BANK PRESET

SAVESELECT CONTROL

DEC

INC

REC

PLAY

STOPFFWDREW

RTZMODE

PITCH

MODULATION

TRIGGERS

TRANSPORT

MIDI CLOCK

TRIGGERS/TRANSPORT

PERFORMANCE SELECT

EDIT PARAMETERS TRANSPOSE

CONTROLLERS

13 6810

11975421

LAUNCH PAD

PERFORMANCE CONTROLLER

CC#

BOFF

+2OCT

+OCT

+3OCT

MIDI CHANNEL

-2OCT

-OCT

-3OCT

Planet Phatt Operation Manual8

If a stereo plug is inserted, the Ring of the stereo plug serves as a signal

Return which sums into the Main outputs.

Therefore, the Sub 1 and Sub 2 jacks can serve as effect sends and

returns in order to further process selected instruments and then

return them to the main mix.

The diagram shows the Sub 1 and Sub 2 jacks being used as

send/returns in order to further process selected Planet Phatt presets

without using the effects bus on the mixing board. In a pinch, the

effect returns could also be used to sum additional instruments into

the main outputs.

The Sub 1 and Sub 2 jacks can be used as effect returns to the Main Outputs.

POWER UP!

The power switch is located on the right side of the front panel. Planet

Phatt and its MIDI controller may be turned on in any order. When

power is applied, the liquid crystal display will light, indicating that

Planet Phatt is operating. You may have noticed that there is no

110/220 Volt power selector switch on Planet Phatt.

PLANET PHATT AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES ITSELF TO

THE PROPER LINE VOLTAGE.

CONNECTIONS

••• Inserting a standard

mono phone plug halfway

into the jack allows you to

sum into the main outputs

without a special cable.

MAINS

R Bus

L Bus

Output Section

Tip

Ring

Tip

Ring

SUB 1

Tip

Ring

Tip

Ring

SUB 2

Chapter 2: Basic Operation 9

BASIC

OPERATION

Planet Phatt Operation Manual10

BASIC OPERATION

Chapter 2: Basic Operation 11

BASIC OPERATION

MAIN CONTROLS

Power Switch

Switches AC power to Planet Phatt On and Off.

MIDI Activity LED

Indicates that MIDI data is being received.

Master Menu Select Button

The Master menu contains parameters that affect the entire

machine, not just certain presets. An illuminated LED to the left

of the button indicates that you are in the Master menu.

Edit Menu Select Button

The Edit menu is used when you want to change parameters of a

preset. An illuminated LED to the left of the button indicates that

you are in the Edit menu.

Home/Enter Button

The Home/Enter button is used to initiate a particular operation.

The red LED to the left of the enter button flashes to let you know

that Planet Phatt is waiting for your response.

Cursor Controls

These buttons move the cursor to the next parameter on the

display. (The cursor is a little flashing line underneath one of the

parameters in the display.) Press either cursor control repeatedly

until the cursor is underneath the desired parameter. The cursor

can also be moved bi-directionally using the data entry control

while the right cursor select button is being held down (i.e. Press

and hold the right cursor button and turn the data entry knob).

Data Entry Control

The data entry control is a stepped, variable control which is used

to change parameter values. The control increments or decre-

ments the current value one unit with each click. This control

incorporates acceleration (values advance faster if the control is

turned quickly).

Volume Control

This is the master volume control for all audio outputs. Note: For

maximum dynamic range, set this control to full level.

PHONES VOLUME

EDITMASTER

BEATS

CURSOR

HOME/ENTER

DATA POWER

MIDI

C01 Vol127 Pan=P

002 led:Romance

HEADPHONE

JACK

MASTER MENU

SELECT

HOME/ENTER

BUTTON

MIDI

ACTIVITY

DATA ENTRY

CONTROL

VOLUME

CONTROL

DISPLAY

EDIT MENU

SELECT

CURSOR

CONTROLS

POWER

SWITCH

Planet Phatt Operation Manual12

BASIC OPERATION

••• Channel Pan should

normally be set to “P” unless

realtime control of panning is

desired. This will allow the

programmed pan setting for

each preset to be used.

• • • If Planet Phatt is not

responding properly or plays

the wrong preset, make sure

that both Planet Phatt and

your MIDI controller are set

to the same MIDI channel

and that the MIDI Volume is

turned up.

For more information about

MIDI, see MIDI Realtime

Controls on page 52.

MIDI Channel Parameters

Preset Information

Bank Contents

128 RAM Presets

128 ROM Presets

MIDI CHANNEL SELECTION

Press the cursor key repeatedly untiil the cursor is underneath the

channel number. (The cursor is a little flashing line underneath one of

the parameters in the display.) Rotate the data entry control to select

MIDI channel 01-16. As the channel is changed, the display will

change to show the preset, volume and pan associated with the

displayed channel.

C01 Vol127 Pan=P

000 Preset Name

PRESET SELECTION

Press the cursor key repeatedly until the cursor is underneath the

program number. (The cursor is a little flashing line underneath one

of the parameters in the display.) As the data entry control is rotated,

the preset number and name will change. The displayed preset will be

assigned to the displayed MIDI channel. Programs are arranged into

banks of 128, as shown in the diagram at left. Banks can be selected

independently of the of the program number by pressing the the

Home/Enter button while turning the data entry knob.

C01 Vol127 Pan=P

000 Preset Name

CHANNEL VOLUME

Press the cursor key repeatedly until the cursor is underneath the

volume value. Rotate the data entry control to select volume 000-127.

(This is the same parameter as MIDI volume control #7, and changes

made over MIDI will be shown in the display.)

CHANNEL PAN

Press the cursor key repeatedly until the cursor is underneath the pan

value. Rotate the data entry control to select pan values -7 to +7 or

“P”. When “P” is selected, the pan value specified in the preset is

selected. Any other value will override the pan parameter in the pre-

set. (This is the same parameter as MIDI pan control #10, and changes

made over MIDI will be shown in the display.)

MIDI Channel

Program No.

Volume

Stereo Position

Program Name

Bank No.

Chapter 2: Basic Operation 13

BASIC OPERATION

BEATS MODE

Planet Phatt contains a “Beat Sequencer” which can play any of 100

pre-programmed drum sequences called Beats. Any of Planet Phatt's

640 presets can be used with any beat. The X-Factor␣ control further

multiplies the number of possible beat combinations by changing

which instrument is assigned to each individual drum hit.

Beats can be also linked together to form Songs. Each song can have up

to 10 steps and each step can be programmed to loop up to 64 times

or loop indefinitely. Each step of a song can select a certain beat

pattern, jump to another step in the song, or jump to the beginning of

another song. Because of this jumping capability, songs can be made

as complex as you want. Planet Phatt holds a maximum of 28 songs

which can be quickly and easily transferred to a MIDI sequencer for

backup.

To Enter Beats or Song Mode

1. Press and hold both the Master button and the Edit button. The

Beats menu shown below will appear and the Enter LED will be

flashing.

2. Press the Enter button to Start the beat or song. The Enter LED

will be solidly on and the Master and Edit LEDs will flash once

each time the Beat pattern loops.

3. Press either cursor button and use the data entry control to select

a new beat or song, change the tempo, transpose the sequence

(X-Factor) or change the preset. Song numbers are located imme-

diately after beat 99.

4. Press the Enter button again to Stop the beat or song.

5. Press and hold both the Master button and the Edit button again

to return to the main screen. The song or beat will continue

playing unless you stopped it using the Enter button. The Master

and Edit LEDs will continue to flash, indicating Beats mode is On.

•To Turn Beats Off - Return to the Beats menu and press Enter.

Beats mode plays the preset assigned to MIDI channel 16. If you are in

Multi-mode, you can play along with beats mode on any of the MIDI

channels.

B:03 T:120 X:+00

492 bts:Danzin

• • • The Beat number can

be selected remotely by using

a MIDI Song Select

command. Beats mode can

also be started and stopped

via a MIDI Song Start and

Stop command when the

Beats screen is displayed.

• • • There are four different

Beats modes:

Factory,

1:Constant Tempo,

2:Constant T,X,P

3:User Settings.

See page 33 for details.

Beat/Song Select

Program No.

Tempo

X-Factor

▼ Warning: Beware of using

Omni mode on multiple

channels while Beats are

playing. Unpredictable results

may occur.

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BASIC OPERATION

• Beats Mode Parameters

B: Selects the beat number. There are 100 different beats to choose

from. Unless the Master menu Beats mode is set to option 2:Con-

stant T, X, P, the preset will change when you change the beat.

T: Sets the Tempo of the sequence. The tempo is variable from 1

beats-per-minute to 255 bpm. Turning the tempo all the way down

selects External Clock mode (Ext). In external clock mode, the

tempo is derived from incoming MIDI clock pulses.

X: Selects the “X Factor” or transposition interval. Rather than change

the pitch of the instruments, transposition shifts the keyboard

position up and down. On “Beats” presets this has the effect of

changing the instruments on each beat. By combining the various

beats, presets and transpositions, you can create literally hundreds

of thousands of different grooves. On presets where there is one

sound stretched across the entire keyboard, transpose will trans-

pose the pitch.

1 324 1 324

808 Kick

Snare

Chord

Scratch

Lawn Mower

Synth Pad

Deep Kick

Noise Burst

Transpose +24

Beat Same Beat

Transposing a “beats” preset shifts the keyboard and changes the sounds assigned to each beat.

SONG MODE

Song mode allows you to link beats together to form more complex

and repeatable song structures. Planet Phatt can record up to 28 songs

of up to 10 events each, numbered E0 through E9.

S:03 T:120 X:+00

E1 do B23 [01]

• • • MIDI Song Numbers

(0-127) can select either

Beats (0-99) or Songs

(100-127)

Beat/Song Select

Event No.

Tempo

X-Factor

No. of Times Played

Event Type

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BASIC OPERATION

• Song Mode Parameters

S: Selects the Song number from S00 to S27. Moving the data entry

control one increment past B99 selects the first Song (S00).

T & X: The Tempo and X-Factor can be edited for each event, but will

only be saved and recalled if the Beats Mode in the Master

menu is set to 3:User Settings.

E: Selects the Event number. An Event can do one of the following

things:

• Play a particular Beat, a specified number of times.

S:00 T:120 X:+00

E1: do B:05 [10] ➜ plays Beat 05 10 times

• GoTo a Previous Event, and play it a specified number of times.

S:00 T:120 X:+00

E2: to E1 [04] ➜ go back to event E1, play 4 times

• GoTo a particular new Song.

S:00 T:120 X:+00

E2: to S05 [--] ➜ go to Song S05 NO REPEATS!

• Stop the Song

S:00 T:120 X:+00

E2: Stop [--] ➜ end of Song NO REPEATS!

[ ]: Number of times played from 1 to 64. Multiple plays are not

allowed on GoTo Song or Stop events. Moving the data entry

control one increment past 64 selects Infinite Repeat [<>]

▼ Warning: The first Event

in a Song is always a

“Play Beat” Event.

• • • Song Beats do not have

to begin at event 00. If you

select Event 05 and press

Enter, the Song will begin

playing from event 5.

If the cursor is underneath

the Song number, the Song

will always begin at Event 0.

• • • See Beats Mode in the

Master Menu for additional

information.

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BASIC OPERATION

• Song Examples

Because of the Repeat and Jump functions, Songs can be made as

complex as you like. Remember to set Beats mode (in the Master

menu) to “3:User Settings” if you want the Song to play back your

own Tempo, X-Factor and Preset settings.

The diagrams below show a few examples of how songs can be

constructed.

In the above example, beat 7 plays once and then beat 18 plays once.

At event E2, the song jumps back and repeats E0 and E1. When events

E0 and E1 have looped 16 times, the song moves on to steps E3, E4,

and E5, which stops the song.

Beat 07

Play [01]

Beat 18

Play [01]

GoTo E1

Play [16]

Beat 48

Play [01]

Beat 23

Play [01]

Stop

Play [--]

16 times

S21

Beat 21

Play [01]

Beat 30

Play [01]

Beat 62

Play [01]

GoTo E0

Play [<>]

Infinite Repeat

S22

In the above example, beats 21, 30 and 62 are simply repeated indefi-

nitely until you turn off Beat/Song mode.

Instead of jumping to a previous step, song 23 jumps to song 20 in the

example above. This technique might be used to add a “lead in” to a

previously stored song.

Beat 02

Play [01]

Beat 7

Play [01]

Beat 51

Play [01]

Beat 40

Play [01]

GoTo S20

Play [--]

Jump to Song 20

S23

S20 etc.

Chapter 2: Basic Operation 17

BASIC OPERATION

Each of the 16 MIDI channels can be assigned to play a specific Planet Phatt preset.

Channel 01 Volume

Pan

Channel 02 Volume

Pan

Channel 03 Volume

Pan

Channel 16 Volume

Pan

PRESET

MULTI-TIMBRAL OPERATION

Multi-timbral operation means that Planet Phatt can play more than

one sound at the same time. To access multiple presets on different

MIDI channels simultaneously, follow these instructions:

1. Set the MIDI mode to MULTI-Mode, using the MIDI mode

function in the Master menu (page 24).

2. Decide which MIDI channels you wish the Planet Phatt to receive,

and turn all other channels OFF using the MIDI Enable function

in the Master menu (page 25). Up to 16 channels can be selected

simultaneously!

3. Select the desired preset for each of the MIDI channels you wish

the Planet Phatt to receive using the MIDI Channel/Preset

selection screen (see previous instructions).

4. Planet Phatt will now respond multi-timbrally on the MIDI chan-

nels you have specified. The volume and pan position parameters

can be adjusted over MIDI (for each MIDI channel) or using the

Cursor and Data Entry control in the MIDI Channel/Preset

selection screen.

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BASIC OPERATION

Memory

10100101001

01010010100

10101010100

10101001010

Digital/Analog

Converter

1011001

Z-Plane Filter Amplifier

Basic Sampling System

Planet Phatt

Analog/Digital

Converter

1011001

-1V -2V3V-1V-2V3V1V

-3V

ABOUT PLANET PHATT

Planet Phatt utilizes digital recordings of real instruments for the basis

of its sound. This is similar to a tape recorder except that inside Planet

Phatt, the sounds are permanently recorded on digital memory chips.

To perform this modern miracle, sounds and instrument waveforms

are first digitally recordered or “sampled”. After the sounds and wave-

forms have been truncated, looped and processed, they are “masked”

into the Planet Phatt ROM (Read Only Memory) chips.

Conceptually, the sampling process is very simple, as shown in the

Basic Sampling System diagram. As a sound wave strikes the dia-

phragm of a microphone, a corresponding voltage is generated. To

sample the sound, the voltage level is repeatedly measured at a very

high rate and the voltage measurements are stored in memory. To play

the sound back, the numbers are read back out of memory, converted

back into voltages, then amplified and fed to a speaker which converts

the voltage back into sound waves. Of course, playing back 32 chan-

nels at different pitches tends to complicate matters, but this is basi-

cally how it works. In Planet Phatt, we have left out the Analog/Digital

converter stage since the sounds are already sampled for you.

Chapter 3: Master Menu 19

MASTER

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MASTER MENU

Chapter 3: Master Menu 21

MASTER MENU

The Master menu contains functions that affect the overall operation

of Planet Phatt. For example, changing the Master Tune will change

the tuning of all the presets, not just the one currently displayed.

To enable the Master menu

Press the Master key, lighting the LED. The current screen will be

the one most recently selected since powering up Planet Phatt.

The cursor will appear underneath the first character of the screen

heading on line one.

To select a new screen

Press the cursor key repeatedly (or hold the right cursor key while

turning the data entry control) until the cursor is underneath the

screen title heading. Rotate the data entry control to select an-

other screen.

To modify a parameter

Press the either of the cursor keys repeatedly (or hold the right

cursor key while turning the data entry control) until the cursor is

underneath the parameter value. Rotate the data entry control to

change the value.

To return to Preset Select mode

Press the Master key, turning off the LED.

MASTER MENU FUNCTIONS

• Master Tune

Master Tune adjusts the overall tuning of all presets so that Planet

Phatt can be tuned to other instruments. The master tuning range is ±

1 semitone in 1/64th semitone increments. A master tune setting of

“00” would indicate that Planet Phatt is perfectly tuned to concert

pitch (A=440 Hz).

MASTER TUNE

+63

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MASTER MENU

• Transpose

This function transposes the key of Planet Phatt in half-step intervals

by shifting the keyboard position relative to middle C. The transpose

range is ± 12 semitones or one octave.

TRANSPOSE

+12 semitones

• Global Bend

This function sets the range of the pitch wheel only when it is routed

to control pitch. The maximum pitch bend range is ± 12 semitones.

This function only affects presets which have their individual pitch

bend range set to global.

GLOBAL BEND

+/- 12 semitones

• Global Velocity Curve

Incoming velocity data can be modified by a velocity curve in order to

provide different types of dynamics in response to your playing or to

better adapt to a MIDI controller. This function allows you to select

one of eight global velocity curves or leave the velocity data unaltered

(off). Global velocity curve only affects presets which have their indi-

vidual velocity curve set to global.

GLOBAL VEL CURVE

Chapter 3: Master Menu 23

MASTER MENU

GLOBAL VELOCITY CURVES

Curve 1

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Result Velocity

Curve 2

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Result Velocity

Curve 3

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Result Velocity

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Result Velocity

Curve 5

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Result Velocity

Curve 6

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Result Velocity

Curve 4

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Result Velocity

Curve 7

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Result Velocity

Curve 8

Planet Phatt Operation Manual24

MASTER MENU

• Mix Output

This function allows you to override the output assignments made in

each preset and instead assign the outputs according to MIDI channel.

This also allows you to change the output assignment of the factory

presets. For each of the 16 MIDI channels, you can select the Main,

Sub 1, or Sub 2 outputs, or “P”. When “P” is selected, the output

assignment selected in the preset is used. If no plugs are inserted into

the sub outputs, the audio will be automatically directed to the main

outputs.

MIX OUTPUT

channel 01:P

• MIDI Mode

This function selects one of the four MIDI modes and the MIDI system

exclusive ID number.

Omni mode

Planet Phatt responds to note information on all MIDI channels

and plays the preset currently displayed in the main screen.

Poly mode

Planet Phatt only responds to note information received on the

currently selected MIDI channel (on the preset selection screen)

and plays that channel’s associated preset.

Multi mode

Planet Phatt responds to data on any combination of MIDI chan-

nels and plays the specific preset associated with each of the MIDI

channels.

Mono mode

Planet Phatt responds to data on any combination of MIDI chan-

nels but plays each channel monophonically. If a new note on a

channel is played before the last note is released, the envelopes

will not be retriggered (legato).

ID number

This function allows a computer patch editor to distinguish

between multiple Planet Phatt units. In the case of multiple

Planet Phatt units, each unit should have a different ID number.

MIDI MODE ID

Omni 00

••• This function is useful

when sequencing because it

allows you route specific

MIDI channels to the Submix

outputs. From there they can

be externally processed with

reverb or other effects.

▼ Warning: To transfer

presets between two Planet

Phatt units, the ID numbers

of both units must match.

Chapter 3: Master Menu 25

MASTER MENU

• MIDI Mode Change

This function selects whether or not MIDI mode change commands

are accepted or ignored when received over MIDI (see MIDI Mode).

MIDI MODE CHANGE

Disabled

• MIDI Overflow

When on, if you play more notes than Planet Phatt has channels (32),

the additional note data will be directed out the MIDI Out port to a

second Planet Phatt, thus doubling the number of available channels.

MIDI Overflow can be turned On or Off.

MIDI OVERFLOW

Off

• MIDI Enable

When in MIDI Multi mode, this function lets you turn each MIDI

channel On or Off. This is useful when you have other MIDI devices

connected and do not want the Planet Phatt to respond to the MIDI

channels reserved for the other devices. MIDI Enable only operates in

Multi Mode.

MIDI ENABLE

channel 01: On

• MIDI Bank Select

The MIDI specification only allows for 128 presets per MIDI channel.

This function selects which bank of 128 presets will be used for incom-

ing MIDI program change commands. Banks can be set for each MIDI

channel. This function allows you to access all 640 presets in Planet

Phatt without using a MIDI bank select command.

MIDI BANK

channel 01: 4

MIDI Preset Bank

MIDI Channel

Planet Phatt Operation Manual26

MASTER MENU

• MIDI Program ➔ Preset

Incoming MIDI program changes can be “remapped” to call a different

numbered preset. This is a handy feature when you want a specific

preset number sent from the master synth to be linked with a specific

preset on Planet Phatt. For example, the Program ➔ Preset Map could

be set to call up preset 12 whenever Planet Phatt receives program

change number 26. Any of the presets in Planet Phatt can be mapped

to any incoming MIDI program change number. This feature also

allows you to select presets in banks 1-4, which are not normally

accessible over MIDI without sending bank change commands.

Note: The MIDI Program->Preset Map only works when you are in

Bank 0.

MIDI PROG>PRESET

026 –> 0120

This chart shows how MIDI preset changes can be re-mapped. In this example, program

changes 10-29 have been re-mapped. All other programs will be selected normally.

Selected

Program

Mapped

Program

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

100

110

120

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109

110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119

120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127

44 91 50 01 15 88 99 78 32 88

34 73 106 55 43 75 120 121 100

0000000000

201000 0 0

10 0

0200 00 2

0000000000

00000000

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MASTER MENU

••• A few of the standard-

ized MIDI Controller

numbers are listed below.

1 - Modulation Wheel

2 - Breath Controller

3 - Aftertouch

4 - Foot Pedal

5 - Portamento Time

6 - Data Entry

7 - Volume

8 - Balance

9 - Undefined

10 - Pan

11 - Expression

• Preset Change

This function lets the Planet Phatt utilize or ignore incoming MIDI

preset change or Bank Select commands for each channel. Note that a

MIDI program change command can only select presets in bank 0. The

presets in banks 1-4 can be selected manually, by changing the MIDI

bank, by using a MIDI bank select command, or by using the mapping

function “MIDI PROGRAM ➙ PRESET”.

PRESET CHANGE

channel 01: On

• MIDI Controller Assign

Planet Phatt allows you to assign up to four realtime control sources

from your MIDI controller. These control sources could be modulation

wheels, data sliders or whatever. In this screen, you set up which

controllers will be received by Planet Phatt. What effect the control-

ler will have is programmed separately for each preset. Planet Phatt

MIDI controllers are each assigned a letter, A-D. Each controller letter

can be assigned to a MIDI realtime controller from 00-31. Note: If

controller numbers 7 or 10 are selected, they will override the

standard MIDI volume and pan control routings.

CONTROLLER# ABCD

01 02 03 04

• X Factor Control

This function allows any MIDI controller number from 0-31, mono

pressure, or the pitch wheel to change the X Factor (transpose) of

Beats mode. Two controllers can be assigned to move the X Factor

both up and down from its initial position. With a wheel assigned to

the up control, moving the wheel up adds a positive offset to the X

Factor setting. Moving the wheel back down returns the X Factor to its

original setting. The maximum controller offset is ±36, which is added

to the initial setting. The pitch wheel (pwh) can be assigned to both

up and down settings to allow bidirectional control. When “Off” is

selected, external control of X Factor is disabled. This controller is

only recognized on MIDI channel 16, unless Planet Phatt is in Omni

mode, in which case all channels are accepted.

X FACTOR CONTROL

up:14 down:15

••• The X Factor, Tempo

Control Retrigger and Scratch

settings are sent and received

with the Master Settings. See

Send MIDI Data.

••• For more information on

controller assignments, see

MIDI Realtime Controls in the

Programming Basics section.

••• When X Factor Control is

being used, the last setting of

the MIDI controller remains

in effect when a new Beat is

selected.

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MASTER MENU

• Tempo Control

This function allows MIDI controllers to change the Global Tempo

which is used for Beats mode, Retrigger, and the synced LFOs. Any

controller number from 0-31, mono pressure, or the pitch wheel can

be assigned to change the Global Tempo. A different controller can be

used to change the tempo up or down. The Pitch Wheel can be

assigned to both the up and down parameters to vary the tempo up

and down from a single controller. MIDI Controller values are added

to the Global Tempo with an offset range of ±64. When the controller

is set to zero (off) the tempo returns to its original setting. This con-

troller is only recognized on MIDI channel 16, unless Planet Phatt is in

Omni mode, in which case all channels are accepted. This control has

no effect when External Clock is being used.

TEMPO CONTROL

up:pwh down:pwh

• Retrigger

The Retrigger function creates a “stuttering” effect by resetting the

sample start point and envelope generators to their starting point

every time a trigger is received. The rate of retriggering is based on the

Global Tempo which is divided down by the Retrigger Rate parameter.

A MIDI continuous controller (0-31 or Mono Pressure) can also be

assigned to control the Global Tempo divisor. Set the rate parameter

to “Off”␣ to disable retriggering.

RETRIGGER

ch:01 rate:1/16

The following Retrigger divisors are available:

Dbl - Double Whole Notes

Dbl T - Double Whole Note Triplets

Whole - Whole Notes

Whl T - Whole Note Triplets

Half - Half Notes

Half T - Half Note Triplets

1/4 - Quarter Notes

1/4 T - Quarter Note Triplets

1/8 - Eighth Notes

1/8 T - Eighth Note Triplets

1/16 - Sixteenth Notes

1/16 T - Sixteenth Note Triplets

1/32 - Thirty-second Notes

1/32 T - Thirty-second Note Triplets

1/64 - Sixty-fourth Notes

1/64 T - Sixty-fourth Note Triplets

••• When Tempo Control is

being used, the last setting of

the MIDI controller remains

in effect when a new Beat is

selected.

••• When a MIDI controller

is used to control Retrigger,

the last setting of the MIDI

controller remains in effect

when a new Preset or Beat is

selected.

▼ When the Global Tempo is

set to “External”␣ , the 1/64th

note divisor is not possible.

1/64 T will be substituted,

even though the display

reads 1/64.

▼ When the Global Tempo is

set to “External”␣ , the Tempo

Control parameter will not

have any effect.

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MASTER MENU

••• A few of the standard-

ized MIDI switch numbers

are listed below.

64 - Sustain Switch (on/off)

65 - Portamento (on/off)

66 - Sostenuto (on/off)

67 - Soft Pedal (on/off)

69 - Hold Pedal 2 (on/off)

• Pitch Wheel -> Scratch

This function allows the pitch wheel to simulate record scratching.

When this function is On, the speed that you move the pitch wheel

back and forth determines the pitch of the keys being played. There-

fore the faster you move the wheel back and forth, the faster the

sound plays through. The amount of control the wheel has is adjust-

able from 1 to 100. Adjust the amount depending on the type of

sound being scratched and to suit your personal preference. Scratch

can be assigned to any MIDI channel from 1-16 or to “All” channels.

Setting the channel to “None” turns scratch mode off.

PITCH WH->SCRATCH

ch:01 amt:50

• MIDI Footswitch Assign

Like the MIDI Controllers, 3 MIDI footswitches can be assigned to

MIDI footswitch numbers. Footswitches can be assigned numbers from

64-79. Destinations for the footswitch controllers are programmed in

the Edit menu.

FOOTSWITCH #

1:64 2:65 3:66

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MASTER MENU

• Send MIDI Data

This function will send MIDI System Exclusive data to the MIDI Out

port of Planet Phatt. The MIDI data can either be sent to a computer/

sequencer or to another Planet Phatt. Using the cursor key and the

data entry control, select the type of MIDI data you wish to transmit.

User Beat Data

Transmits all User Beat data (tempos, X factor, preset) and all user

Song Beat data (events, repeats, jumps).

Master Settings

Transmits all parameters in the Master menu except tuning table,

program/preset map and viewing angle.

Program/ Preset Map

Transmits only the program/preset map.

Tuning Table

Transmits only the user tuning table.

Factory Presets

Transmits all the factory ROM presets.

User Presets

Transmits all the user presets.

Any Individual Preset

Transmits only the selected preset.

The Enter LED will be flashing. Press the Enter button to confirm the

operation. To receive MIDI data, simply send the MIDI data into

Planet Phatt from another Planet Phatt or your sequencer.

SEND MIDI DATA

000 sbs:1st Bass

To Record MIDI Data into a Sequencer:

1. Setup sequencer to receive system exclusive data.

2. Place sequencer into record mode, then Send Preset Data.

To Receive MIDI Data from a Sequencer:

1. Simply play back the sequence into Planet Phatt.

▼ Warning: Send data as you would a regular sequence. Sending data

in one huge chunk may clog Planet Phatt's MIDI input buffer.

••• The Preset, Volume, and

Pan information for all 16

channels is included when

the Master settings are

transmitted or received.

▼ Warning: When transfer-

ring SysEx data from one

Planet Phatt to another, the

ID numbers of both units

must match.

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MASTER MENU

• Beats MIDI Out

This function allows Beat note and controller data to be sent out

MIDI as the Beats are playing. Selecting “Transmit” sends the MIDI

data as the beats play. Selecting “Transmit & Mute”␣ sends the data

over MIDI data but does not play internal voices.

BEATS MIDI OUT

Transmit

• User Key Tuning

In addition to standard twelve tone equal temperament, Planet Phatt

contains four additional preset tuning tables (Just C, Vallotti, 19 tone,

and Gamelan) and one user definable tuning. User Key Tuning allows

you to alter the parameters of the user definable tuning. The pitch of

every key can be individually tuned, facilitating the creation of alter-

nate scales. Using the cursor key and the data entry control, select the

key name, the MIDI key number and the fine tuning. The key name is

variable from C-2 to G8. MIDI key number is variable from 0 to 127.

The fine tuning is variable from 00 to 63 in increments of 1/64 of a

semitone (approx. 1.56 cents). For each preset, the specific tuning

table is selected in the Edit menu.

USER KEY TUNING

Key:C1 036-00

• Song Start/Stop

This function enables or disables MIDI Song Start/Stop for Beats mode.

In some cases you may want to start Beats mode along with an exter-

nal sequencer. In other cases you may want to start Beats mode inde-

pendently. This control allows you either option. Song Select or MIDI

clocks are not affected by this function. You can also use the Beats

Control number (see the following page) to control Song Start/Stop even

when this function is disabled.

SONG START/STOP

Enabled

••• The Beats MIDI Out

settings are sent and received

with the Master Settings.

See Send MIDI Data.

••• Application: The user

key tuning can be used to

tune individual percussion

instruments.

Key Name Fine Tuning

Coarse Tuning

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MASTER MENU

• Global Tempo

This function sets the tempo for Beats mode, Synced LFOs and the

Retrigger features. This tempo setting is the same as shown in Beats

mode and any changes you make will be shown in either window. The

global tempo is variable from 1 beats-per-minute (bpm) to 255 bpm.

Turning the tempo down below 1 bpm sets the tempo to “External”

mode. In external mode, the tempo is determined by incoming MIDI

clocks and Beats mode will not start if there is no incoming MIDI

clock to set the tempo.

GLOBAL TEMPO

120 bpm

• Beats Control

This function allows you to control Beats mode using standard MIDI

Note-on messages. The selectable options are: “Mute Key”, “Start Key”,

and “Stop Key”. The Mute Key, while pressed, silences the beat or song

without stopping it and also silences MIDI transmission of beats. Any

MIDI key number can be assigned to the three controls, but they must

be received on MIDI channel 16 to be recognized unless Planet Phatt is

in Omni mode, in which case all channels are accepted. These keys

only work when the beats screen is displayed.

BEATS CONTROL

Mute Key: C6

Control keys can be placed out of the way at the ends of the keyboard or anywhere you prefer.

C-2 C-1 C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8

= Standard 5 Octave Keyboard Range

Start Key

Mute Key

Stop Key

▼ When the Global Tempo is

set to “External”␣ , the Tempo

Control parameter will not

have any effect.

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MASTER MENU

• Beats Mode

There are four options when in Beats mode: Factory Settings, Constant

Tempo, Constant T, X, P and User Settings. These modes affect the

way Planet Phatt responds to parameter changes in Beats Mode. The

characteristics of each mode are detailed below.

Factory Settings ........ The Tempo, X Factor (transpose) and Preset are

preset at the factory. These can be changed, but

any changes are lost when the beat number is

changed.

1:Constant Tempo .... The Factory settings of Preset and X Factor will

be used whenever a new beat is selected, but the

Tempo can be user-adjusted and will remain

constant when new beats are selected.

2:Constant T, X, P..... Tempo, X Factor and Preset are user-adjustable

and will remain constant when new beats are

selected.

3:User Settings ......... All Beat parameters (Tempo, X-Factor, Preset) are

user-adjustable and are immediately saved to

non-volatile RAM. These user settings remain

stored in RAM even if another Beats mode (such

as factory settings) has been selected.

BEATS MODE

Factory Settings

• Demo Sequence

Planet Phatt contains a play-only demo sequencer to give you an idea

of what is possible using this Phantastic machine. Press either cursor

key to move the cursor to the lower line of the display and press Enter.

The Demo Select screen will appear and the first sequence will begin

playing. All four sequences will play in sequential order. Use the

cursor keys to select a particular sequence. Pressing the Enter button

again will stop the sequence and return you to the first Demo screen.

DEMO SEQUENCE DEMO 1 2 3 4

Start ENTER=Stop >=Next

➔

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MASTER MENU

• Viewing Angle

This function allows you to change the viewing angle of the display so

that it may be easily read from either above or below. The angle is

adjustable from +7 to -8. Positive values will make the display easier to

read when viewed from above. Negative values make the display easier

to read from below.

VIEWING ANGLE

Chapter 4: Programming Basics 35

PROGRAMMING

BASICS

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This chapter explains how sounds are constructed on Planet Phatt and

contains important background information on how to create your

own custom presets.

Your initial involvement with Planet Phatt will most likely consist of

using the existing presets and selecting MIDI channels. While the

factory presets are very good, there are probably some things you

would like to change, perhaps the LFO speed, the filter cutoff or the

attack time. You may also want to make your own custom presets

using complex modulation routings. There are 256 user locations

(Banks 0 & 1) available to store your own creations or edited factory

presets. Best of all, it’s easy to edit or create new presets using the edit

menu.

Presets can be made up of both a primary and secondary instrument.

Presets can also be “linked” with up to 3 additional presets to create

layering or splits.

One way to create a keyboard split is assign an instrument to a specific

range and then link it to other presets which fill in the empty keys.

Using a combination of 4 linked presets and the primary and second-

ary instrument ranges, up to 8 keyboard splits can be produced. If

linked presets overlap on the same keyboard range, the presets will be

doubled or stacked.

These diagrams show how keyboard splits and layers can be created by linking presets.

Remember that each preset can consist of both a primary and secondary instrument.

Preset #1

Preset #2

LAYERING TWO PRESETS

Key Range

Zone 1

Zone 2

Key Range

CREATING A SPLIT KEYBOARD

LINK

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Planet Phatt has an extensive modulation implementation using two

multi-wave LFO’s (Low Frequency Oscillators), two envelope genera-

tors and the ability to respond to multiple MIDI controllers. You can

simultaneously route any combination of these control sources to

multiple destinations.

MODULATION

Modulation means to dynamically change a parameter, whether it be

the volume (amplitude modulation), the pitch (frequency modula-

tion), or whatever. Turning the volume control on your home stereo

rapidly back and forth would be an example of amplitude modulation.

To modulate something we need a modulation source and a modula-

tion destination. The source is your hand turning the knob, and the

destination is the volume control. If we had a device that would

automatically turn the volume control, we would also call that device

a modulation source. The Planet Phatt is designed so that for each of

the variable parameters, such as the volume, there is an initial setting

which can be changed by a modulation source. Therefore in the case

of volume, we have an initial volume and we can change or modulate

that volume with a modulation source. Two main types of modulation

sources on Planet Phatt are Envelope Generators and Low Frequency

Oscillators. In the example above, an envelope generator could be

routed to automatically turn the volume control as programmed by

the envelope. Or, a low frequency oscillator could be routed to auto-

matically turn the volume control up and down in a repeating fash-

ion.

Turning the volume control back and forth on your home stereo is an example of

Amplitude Modulation.

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MODULATION SOURCES

Planet Phatt uses three kinds of modulation sources.

• KEYBOARD AND VELOCITY MODULATION

Values which are generated at the start of a note and do not change

during the note.

Keyboard Key

Which key is pressed.

Key Velocity

How hard the key is pressed.

• REALTIME MODULATION

Values which can be continuously changed during the entire duration

of the sound.

Pitch Wheel

A synthesizer pitch bend wheel.

Miscellaneous Controllers (4)

Any type of MIDI controller data.

Keyboard Pressure (mono aftertouch)

Key pressure applied after the key is initially pressed.

Polyphonic Key Pressure

Pressure from a controller capable of generating polyphonic

pressure data.

Low Frequency Oscillators (2)

Generate repeating waves.

Envelope Generators (3)

Generate a programmable “contour” which changes over time

when a key is pressed.

• FOOTSWITCH MODULATION

Changes a parameter when one of the three footswitches are pressed.

The footswitches can be programmed to switch: Sustain (pri/sec/both),

Alternate Volume Envelope (pri/sec/both), Alternate Volume Release

(pri/sec/both), or Cross-Switch between the primary and secondary

instruments.

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ENVELOPE GENERATORS

An envelope can be described as a “contour” which can be used to

shape the sound in some way over time. Each channel of the Planet

Phatt contains two envelope generators. One of the envelope genera-

tors, the Alternate Volume Envelope, controls the volume of the

primary or secondary instrument over time and has 5 stages, Attack,

Hold, Decay, Sustain, and Release. The other envelope, the Auxiliary

Envelope, can be routed to any realtime control destination and is a

general purpose envelope. The Auxiliary Envelope has 6 stages: Delay,

Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, and Release. The time of each stage can

be adjusted to create myriad envelope shapes, which in turn shape the

sound. The Envelope parameters can be described as follows:

• Delay

The time between when a key is played and when the attack

phase begins.

•␣ Attack

The time it takes to go from zero to the peak (full) level.

•␣ Hold

The time the envelope will stay at the peak level before starting

the decay phase.

•␣ Decay

The time it takes the envelope to go from the peak level to the

sustain level.

•␣ Sustain

The level at which the envelope remains as long as a key is held

down.

•␣ Release

The time it takes the envelope to fall to the zero level after the

key is released.

Percussion

Organ

String

Plucked

••• The generalized envelope

shapes of a few types of

sounds are shown above.

level

time

key

down

Sustain

key

released

••• Long release times can

increase the incidence of

“channel ripoff”. If you are

running out of voice

channels, try reducing the

volume envelope release

time.

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If the key is released during the Hold (H) phase, the Release phase begins.

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS (LFOS)

A Low Frequency Oscillator is simply a wave which repeats at a slow

rate. The Planet Phatt has two multi-wave LFOs for each of its 32

channels. The LFO waveforms are: Triangle, Sine, Square, Sawtooth,

and Random, which is a random “sample and hold” type of wave.

Other LFO waves are “Synced” which means that their rates will

follow the tempo as set in Beats mode.

By examining the diagram of the LFO waveforms, you can see how the

LFO will affect a modulation destination. Suppose we are modulating

the pitch of an instrument. The sine wave looks smooth, and will

smoothly change the pitch. The square wave changes abruptly, and

will abruptly change the pitch from one pitch to another. The

sawtooth wave smoothly decreases, then abruptly changes back up.

The sound’s pitch will follow the same course. Controlling the pitch

of an instrument is an easy way to hear the effects of the LFO waves.

level

key

down

key

released

AHR

time

Triangle

Square

Sine

Sawtooth

Random

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When the amount of an LFO is a negative value, the LFO shape will be

inverted. For example, inverting the sawtooth wave produces a wave

that smoothly increases, then instantly resets down.

The LFO can also be Synced the tempo programmed in the beats

menu. When synced, the LFO rate will increase or decrease to follow

the beats/global tempo.

MIDIPATCH

Connecting a modulation source to a destination is called a patch.

Planet Phatt lets you connect the modulation sources in almost any

possible way to the modulation destinations. You can even modulate

other modulators. Each patch also has an amount parameter which

determines “how much” modulation is applied to the destination. The

modulation amount can be positive or negative and will either add or

subtract from the initial value. Keyboard and velocity sources can be

simultaneously patched to any 6 of the 42 destinations for each preset.

Realtime modulation sources can be simultaneously patched to any 8

of the 33 destinations for each preset.

Inverted Sawtooth

Negative Amount

Sawtooth

Sources

LFO 1

LFO 2

Aux Env

Wheel

Pressure

MIDI

etc.

Destinations

Pitch

X-Fade

Volume

LFO Amt.

Filter Fc

Attack

etc.

Modulation

Source Destination

Amount +/-

LFO 1 Primary

Volume

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FILTER MODULATION

Planet Phatt contains a Z-plane filter for each of its 32 channels. The

block diagram of a single channel is shown below.

The Tone filter is a simple tone control and can be used to brighten

or darken the tone of an instrument. Each of the 17 Z-plane filters is a

powerful synthesizer filter which can dramatically alter the sound of

an instrument.

WHAT IS A FILTER?

To understand how a filter works we need to understand what makes

up a sound wave. A sine wave is the simplest form of sound wave. Any

waveform except a sine wave can be analyzed as a mix of sine waves at

specific frequencies and amplitudes.

One way to represent complex waveforms is to use a chart with fre-

quency on one axis and amplitude on the other. Each vertical line of

the chart represents one sine wave at a specific amplitude.

Volume

Pan

Volume

AHDSR

Instrument

Pitch Sample

Start

Tone

Z-Plane

Filter DCA

Aux.

DAHDSR Velocity

Morph Q

40 80 160 360 720 1440 2880

Frequency

Amplitude

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Most of the instruments on Planet Phatt are complex waves contain-

ing many sine waves of various amplitudes and frequencies. A filter is

a device which allows us to remove certain components of a sound

depending on its frequency. For example, a Low Pass Filter, one of

the Z-plane filter types in Planet Phatt, lets the low frequencies pass

and removes only the high frequencies.

The point at which the frequencies begin to be cut is called the Cutoff

Frequency (or Fc for short). A filter that let only the high frequencies

pass would be called a High Pass filter. Using a filter, we now have a

way to control the harmonic content of a sampled sound. As it turns

out, a low pass filter can simulate the response of many natural

sounds.

For example, when a piano string is struck by its hammer, there are

initially a lot of high frequencies present. If the same note is played

softer, there will be fewer of the high frequencies generated by the

string. We can simulate this effect by routing the velocity of the

keyboard to control the amount of high frequencies that the low pass

filter lets through. The result is expressive, natural control over the

sound.

The auxiliary envelope generator is commonly used to control the

cutoff frequency of the Z-plane filter. This allows the frequency

content to be varied dynamically over the course of the note.

Dynamic filtering coupled with all the different instruments available,

makes for almost endless possibilities in the final sound. Any modula-

tion source can be used to modulate the filter.

••• The initial filter Fc and

all Fc modulators ADD

algebraically to determine

the actual Fc. If you are not

getting sound, adjust the

initial Fc or reduce the

amount of modulation.

Careful adjustment of all the

filter parameters is the secret

to getting great sounds.

100

40 80 160 360 720 14402880

Frequency

...

Amplitude

Output of Filter

Cutoff Frequency

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Another control on the filter is called Q or resonance. On a lowpass or

highpass filter, turning up the Q of the filter emphasizes the frequen-

cies around the cutoff frequency. The chart below shows how different

amounts of Q affect the lowpass filter response. In terms of sound,

frequencies around the cutoff will tend to “ring” with high Q settings.

If the filter is swept back and forth slowly with a high Q, various

overtones will be “picked out” of the sound and amplified as the

resonant peak sweeps over them. Bells and gongs are real world ex-

amples of sounds which have a high Q.

Turning up the “Q” will emphasize the frequencies around the cutoff point.

Another important feature of a filter is the number of poles it con-

tains. The lowpass filters on Planet Phatt can be either 2-pole, 4-pole

or 6-pole filters. The highpass and bandpass filters can be either 2nd or

4th order filters another way to describe the number of filter sections

they contain. The number of poles in a filter describes the steepness of

its slope and the more poles the steeper the slope, which in turn

affects the sound. In general, the 2-pole filter will have a buzzier

sound and the 4-pole filter has the classic low pass resonant filter

sound. Planet Phatt's 6-pole low pass filters create a tight, modern

sound.

Frequency

Amplitude

Low Q Med Q High Q

Frequency

2-pole6-pole

Amplitude

4-pole

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PARAMETRIC FILTERS

A more complex type of filter is called a parametric filter or Swept EQ.

A parametric filter allows control over three basic parameters of the

filter. The three parameters are: Frequency, Bandwidth, and Boost/Cut.

The Frequency parameter (Fc on Planet Phatt filters) allows you to

select a range of frequencies to be boosted or cut, the Bandwidth

parameter allows you to select the width of the range, and the Boost/

Cut parameter (Q on Planet Phatt filters) either boosts or cuts the

frequencies within the selected band by a specified amount.

Frequencies not included in the selected band are left unaltered. This

is different from a band pass filter which attenuates (reduces)

frequencies outside the selected band.

The parametric filter is quite flexible. Any range of frequencies can be

either amplified or attenuated. Often times, several parametric

sections are cascaded (placed one after another) in order to create

complex filter response curves.

THE Z-PLANE FILTER

The Z-plane filter can change its function over time. In a simple

Z-plane filter, we start with two complex filter types and interpolate

between them using a single parameter. Refer to the diagram below.

Filters A and B represent two different complex filters. By changing a

single parameter, the Morph, many complex filter parameters can now

be changed simultaneously. Following along the Morph axis you can

see that the filter response smoothly interpolates between the two

filters.

Frequency

Amplitude

Morph

A Filter

B Filter

Morph

The Z-plane filter has the unique ability to change its function over time.

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This is the essence of the Z-plane filter. Through the use of

interpolation, many complex parameters are condensed down into

one manageable entity.

Consider, as an example, the human vocal tract, which is a type of

complex filter or resonator. There are dozens of different muscles

controlling the shape of the vocal tract. When speaking, however, we

don't think of the muscles, we just remember how it feels to form the

vowels. A vowel is really a configuration of many muscles, but we

consider it a single object. In changing from one vowel to another,

you don't need to consider the frequencies of the resonant peaks! You

remember the shape of your mouth for each sound and interpolate

between them.

Filter morphing can be controlled by an envelope generator, an LFO,

modulation wheels or pedals, keyboard velocity, key pressure, etc. The

filter Fc parameter controls morphing on certain Planet Phatt filters.

The Q parameter on the Planet Phatt filters can only be changed at

note-on time but can control various parameters such as boost/cut and

mouth cavity size and of course, resonance or Q.

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PLANET PHATT SIGNAL FLOW

Going back to the block diagram for a single channel we can

re-examine the complete signal path.

Instrument

This is the sampled sound wave. The pitch of the instrument can

be modulated by any modulation source. The sample start point

can only be modulated by a velocity or key source (see the next

page).

Tone

Tone is a simple tone control which can be used to brighten or

mute the sound. Tone can only be modulated by a velocity or key

source (see the next page). Key velocity is commonly used to modu-

late the tone so that the harder you play, the brighter the sound

becomes.

Morphing Filter

The Morphing Filter is used to shape the harmonic content of an

instrument. The Fc can be modulated by any source. The auxiliary

envelope is commonly used to dynamically shape the harmonic

content over time. The Q parameter can only be modulated by a

velocity or key source. There are 17 types of filters available. See

page 67 for complete descriptions of each filter type.

DCA

Digitally Controlled Amplifier. Together with the Volume

AHDSR, the DCA is used to shape the volume contour of a sound.

The DCA can be controlled by any modulation source. Key

Velocity is often used as a modulation source for the DCA so that

the harder you play, the louder the sound becomes.

Pan

Adjusts the balance of sound to the left and right channels. Pan

can be modulated by any realtime or note-on modulation source.

Volume

Pan

Volume

AHDSR

Instrument

Pitch Sample

Start

Tone

Z-Plane

Filter DCA

Aux.

DAHDSR Velocity

Morph Q

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KEYBOARD AND VELOCITY MODULATION

The Keyboard and Velocity Modulation diagram shows the possible

routing of Key Number (which key is pressed), and Velocity (how hard

the key is pressed). These modulation sources can control any of the

destinations indicated by the small arrows. Up to six key and velocity

modulation routings can be programmed for each preset. Keyboard

and velocity modulation routings are completely flexible as shown in

the example above.

Keyboard

Modulation Sources

Key Number, Key Velocity

Destinations

Off, Pitch, Primary Pitch,

Secondary Pitch,

Volume, Primary Volume,

Secondary Volume,

Attack, Primary Attack,

Secondary Attack,

Decay, Primary Decay,

Secondary Decay,

Release, Primary Release,

Secondary Release,

Crossfade,

LFO 1 Amount, LFO 1 Rate,

LFO 2 Amount, LFO 2 Rate,

Auxiliary Envelope Amount,

Auxiliary Envelope Attack,

Auxiliary Envelope Decay,

Auxiliary Envelope Release,

Portamento Rate,

Primary Portamento Rate,

Secondary Portamento Rate,

Filter Fc, Primary Filter Fc,

Secondary Filter Fc,

Filter Q, Primary Filter Q,

Secondary Filter Q,

Sample Start,

Primary Sample Start,

Secondary Sample Start,

Pan, Primary Pan,

Secondary Pan,

Tone, Primary Tone,

Secondary Tone

LFO 1

Amount Rate

LFO 2

Amount Rate

Volume

Pan

Primary

Instrument

Pitch Sample

Start

Tone

VELOCITY

CURVE

KEY NUMBER

KEYBOARD

CENTER

Keyboard and Velocity Modulation Sources

X-Fade

Atk Dec Rel

Volume

AHDSR

Volume

Pan

Secondary

Instrument

Pitch Sample

Start

Tone

Atk Dec Rel

Volume

AHDSR

Portamento

Rate

DCA

Auxiliary

DAHDSR

AmtAtk Dec Rel

Z-Plane

Filter

QFc

Z-Plane

Filter

QFc

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KEY NUMBER

The Key Number is affected by the Keyboard Center parameter which

can be set to any key from A-2 to G8. The keyboard center establishes

a reference point for keyboard modulation; keys above this point will

have a positive value, while keys below it will be negative.

For example, if we wished to change the volume of an instrument

using key number and the key center were set to middle C,

the instrument would get progressively louder above middle C and

progressively softer below middle C.

VELOCITY CURVES

Incoming velocity values can be scaled by one of the velocity curves in

order to match your playing style or better adapt to the MIDI

controller. Experiment with the curves to find the one that works best

for your style and MIDI controller.

KEY CENTER

Curve 1

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Resulting Velocity

Curve 2

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Resulting Velocity

Curve 3

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Resulting Velocity

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Resulting Velocity

Curve 4

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REALTIME MODULATION

In addition to keyboard and velocity modulation, Planet Phatt has

multiple realtime modulation sources. Realtime modulation sources

are parameters which can be continuously varied over time. The

velocity and keyboard modulations, in comparison, are set at the key

depression. The realtime modulation sources can control any of the

destinations except sample start, Q, and tone, as indicated by the

small arrows. Up to eight modulation routings can be programmed for

each preset. The realtime modulation routings are completely flexible

as shown in the example above.

Realtime

Modulation Sources

Pitch Wheel,

MIDI Control A,

MIDI Control B,

MIDI Control C,

MIDI Control D,

Mono Pressure,

Polyphonic Pressure,

LFO 1, LFO 2,

Auxiliary Envelope

Destinations

Off,

Pitch, Primary Pitch,

Secondary Pitch,

Volume, Primary Volume,

Secondary Volume,

Attack, Primary Attack,

Secondary Attack,

Decay, Primary Decay,

Secondary Decay,

Release, Primary Release,

Secondary Release,

Crossfade,

LFO 1 Amount, LFO 1 Rate,

LFO 2 Amount, LFO 2 Rate,

Auxiliary Envelope Amount,

Auxiliary Envelope Attack,

Auxiliary Envelope Decay,

Auxiliary Envelope Release,

Portamento Rate, Primary

Portamento Rate,

Secondary Portamento Rate,

Filter Fc, Primary Filter Fc,

Secondary Filter Fc,

Pan, Primary Pan,

Secondary Pan

Realtime Modulation Sources

POLY

PRESSURE

MONO

PRESSURE

MIDI

CONTROLLER

A/B/C/D

LFO 2

AUXILIARY

ENVELOPE

LFO 1PITCH WHEEL

Auxiliary

DAHDSR

AmtAtk Dec Rel

LFO 1

Amount Rate

LFO 2

Amount Rate

Volume

Pan

Atk Dec Rel

Volume

AHDSR

Primary

Instrument

Pitch

Tone

Z-Plane

Filter

X-Fade

Volume

Pan

Atk Dec Rel

Volume

AHDSR

Secondary

Instrument

Pitch

Tone

Z-Plane

Filter

Portamento

Rate

DCA

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MIDI REALTIME CONTROLS

The MIDI realtime controllers may seem confusing at first, but they

are really very simple to understand. You probably already know that

there are 16 MIDI channels that can be used. Each of the 16 MIDI

channels uses basically 3 types of messages; note on/off, program

changes, and continuous controller messages. Your MIDI keyboard, in

addition to telling Planet Phatt which note was played, may also send

realtime control information, which simply means occurring in real

time or live. (You may be using a MIDI device other than a keyboard,

but for simplicity's sake we'll presume that you're using a keyboard.)

Realtime control sources include such things as pitch wheels or levers,

modulation wheels or levers, control pedals, aftertouch, etc. and are

used to add more expression or control. Your MIDI keyboard sends out

realtime controller information on separate continuous controllers.

There is a set of 32 continuous controllers for each of the 16 MIDI

channels. Some of the controllers, such as pitch wheel, volume, and

pan have been standardized. For example, volume is usually sent on

continuous controller #7.

Common realtime controllers such as the modulation wheel (or mod

wheel), volume, pan and pressure are pre-programmed to their proper

destinations. Your keyboard may have other realtime controls such as

a control pedal or data slider which can also be programmed to con-

trol most of the parameters on Planet Phatt.

Planet Phatt is equipped with a sophisticated MidiPatch™ system,

which allows you to route any continuous controller to any realtime

modulation destination. The MidiPatch system is also very easy to use.

First, you must know which controller numbers your keyboard can

transmit.

••• MIDI wind controllers

may work better if you assign

one of the MIDI A, B, C, D

controllers to control volume.

This will allow the MIDI

volume to be added to the

current volume.

Note

On/Off

Continuous

Controllers

MIDI

Channel 16

Program

Change

Note

On/Off

Continuous

Controllers

MIDI

Channel 3

Program

Change

Note

On/Off

Continuous

Controllers

MIDI

Channel 2

Program

Change

Note

On/Off

Continuous

Controllers

MIDI

Channel 1

Program

Change

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The MIDI controllers A-B-C-D must have both a source (0-31), and a destination

assigned.

Standard MIDI

Controller Numbers

1 Modulation Wheel

2 Breath Controller

3 Pressure Rev 1 DX7

4 Foot Pedal

5 Portamento Time

6 Data Entry

7 Volume

8 Balance

9 Undefined

10 Pan

Let's say for example, that you are using a Yamaha DX7 as your master

keyboard. The DX7 has pitch and mod wheels, a breath controller, a

data slider and a foot pedal, all of which transmit their values over

MIDI. The standard MIDI controller numbers for the controls are

listed below (the pitch wheel has a dedicated controller, PWH). First,

we would go to the Master menu, MIDI Controller Assign and define

the 4 MIDI controllers that we wish to use. Assign each controller

number to one of the letters A-B-C-D.

01 - Modulation Wheel A

02 - Breath Controller B

04 - Foot Pedal C

06 - Data Entry D

To complete the connections for a particular preset, go to the Edit

menu, Realtime Control, and route the MIDI A, B, C, D to the desired

destinations. These could be patched to any 4 destinations or even to

the same destination. The MIDI Controller Amount menu, (in the Edit

menu) allows you to scale the amounts of each of the controllers by a

positive or negative value. The signal flow is shown in the diagram

below.

MIDI

Controller

Control Destinations

Master

Edit

MIDI

Controller

MIDI

Controller

MIDI

Controller

MIDI

Amount

Pitch

Primary Pitch only

Secondary Pitch only

Volume

Primary Volume only

Secondary Volume only

Attack

Primary Attack only

Secondary Attack only

Decay

Primary Decay only

Secondary Decay only

Release

Primary Release only

Secondary Release only

Crossfade

LFO 1 Rate

LFO 1 Amount

LFO 2 Rate

LFO 2 Amount

Auxiliary Envelope Amount

Auxiliary Envelope Attack

Auxiliary Envelope Decay

Auxiliary Envelope Release

Portamento Rate

Primary Portamento Rate

Secondary Portamento Rate

Filter Morph

Primary Filter Morph

Secondary Filter Morph

Pan

Primary Pan

Secondary Pan

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Each preset can be routed to one (and only one) set of stereo outputs.

Preset

MIX

OUTPUT

Preset

127

Preset

120

Main

Sub 1

Sub 2

etc.

STEREO MIX OUTPUTS

Planet Phatt has three sets of polyphonic stereo outputs (Main, Sub 1,

Sub 2). The channels used by a particular preset may be directed to

appear at any one of these three stereo outputs. This feature is useful

for signal processing (EQ, reverb, etc.) of individual sounds prior to

final mixdown. By panning a preset completely left or right, it can be

routed to a single output jack.

Note: All presets will be automatically routed to the Main outputs

unless plugs are inserted into the Sub 1 or Sub 2 outputs.

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EDIT MENU

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EDIT MENU

The Edit menu contains functions that can be modified by the user

and then saved as preset information in one of the user presets. For

example, the LFO speed or other parameter can be edited, then the

preset can be saved to a user location (Banks 0 & 1).

WARNING

Changes made in the Edit menu will be forever lost unless

the preset is “saved” using the Save Preset function (page

79) before changing the preset.

To enable the Edit menu

Press the Edit key, lighting the LED. The current screen will be the

one most recently selected since powering up the machine. The

cursor will appear underneath the first character of the screen

heading on line one.

To select a new screen

Press either cursor key repeatedly (or hold the right cursor key

while turning the data entry control) until the cursor is under-

neath the parameter name. Rotate the data entry control to select

the screen.

To modify a parameter

Press either cursor key repeatedly (or hold the right cursor key

while turning the data entry control) until the cursor is under-

neath the parameter value. Rotate the data entry control to

change the value.

To return to Preset Select mode

Press the Edit button, turning off the LED.

••• While the Edit menu is

activated, incoming MIDI

preset changes are ignored.

This is a quick and easy way

to temporarily turn MIDI

Preset Change OFF.

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EDIT MENU FUNCTIONS

• Preset Name

Preset Name allows you to name each of the user presets with a name

of up to 12 characters. Position the cursor under the character location

and use the data entry control to change the character. The keyboard

can also be used to select characters. The charts below show the key-

board character assignment.

PRESET NAME

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Octave

No.

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• Primary Instrument

This function allows you to select which of the available instrument

sounds (or none) will be placed on the primary layer of the current

user preset.

INSTRUMENT pri

I002 SE Sub 2

• Secondary Instrument

This function allows you to select which of the available instrument

sounds (or none) will be placed on the secondary layer of the current

user preset.

INSTRUMENT sec

I013 Bass Slap 1

• Key Range

Key range sets the keyboard range of both primary and secondary

instruments. This sets the keyboard range for the entire preset and will

further limit the primary and secondary keyboard ranges. The key

range can be set anywhere from C-2 to G8.

KEY RANGE

C-2 -> G8

••• Simply changing the

instrument creates a new

sound while retaining all

other parameters of the

preset.

C-2 C-1 C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8

= Standard 5 Octave Keyboard Range

Planet Phatt Keyboard Range

MIDI

Key #

Key

Name

0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 127

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• Primary Key Range

Key range sets the keyboard range of the primary instrument. This is

useful for creating positional crossfades and keyboard splits between

the primary and secondary layers. The key range can be set anywhere

from C-2 to G8.

KEY RANGE pri

C-2 -> G4

• Secondary Key Range

Key range sets the keyboard range of the secondary instrument. The

key range can be set anywhere from C-2 to G8.

KEY RANGE sec

G#4 -> G8

This diagram shows how instruments can be layered or “stacked” using the primary

and secondary instruments.

This diagram shows how a “split” keyboard can be programmed using the primary

and secondary instruments.

••• Entire presets can also be

Linked to form split or layered

keyboards.

Primary Instrument

Key Range

SPLIT KEYBOARD

Secondary Instrument

Pri Instr.

Sec Instr.

LAYERING TWO INSTRUMENTS

Key Range

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• Coarse Tuning

This function allows you to change the tuning of the primary and

secondary instruments in semitone intervals. The coarse tuning range

is -36 to +36 semitones. A coarse tuning setting of “00” would indicate

that the instrument is tuned to concert pitch (A=440 Hz).

TUNING coarse

pri:+00 sec:+00

• Fine Tuning

This function allows you to change the tuning of the primary and

secondary instruments in 1/64 semitone intervals (approx. 1.56 cents).

The fine tuning range is ± 1 semitone.

TUNING fine

pri:+00 sec:+00

• Volume

Volume sets the amplitude of the primary and secondary instruments.

This function also allows you to compensate for the relative volume

differences between instruments.

VOLUME

pri:127 sec:64

• Pan

Pan allows you to independently set the initial pan position of the

primary and secondary instruments. A value of -7 pans the instrument

hard left and a value of +7 pans the instrument hard right. This pan

setting is only valid if “P”, for preset pan, is selected in the main

display.

PAN

pri:-7 sec:+7

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• Alternate Volume Envelope On/Off

Each instrument has its own factory preset AHDSR volume envelope

which is normally employed. If a programmable volume envelope is

desired, the alternate envelope is used.

ALT VOL ENVELOPE

pri:Off sec:On

• Primary Alternate Envelope Parameters

This function allows you to adjust the alternate volume envelope

parameters for the primary instrument. The parameters are Attack

time, Hold time, Decay time, Sustain level, and Release time and are

adjustable from 00 to 99.

P: A H D S R

00 00 00 99 16

• Secondary Alternate Envelope Parameters

This function allows you to adjust the alternate volume envelope

parameters for the secondary instrument. The parameters are Attack

time, Hold time, Decay time, Sustain level, and Release time and are

adjustable from 00 to 99.

S: A H D S R

00 00 00 99 16

DCA

Atk Dec Rel

Normal

Envelope

Atk Dec Rel

Alternate

Envelope

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• Delay

Delay varies the time between when a MIDI Note On message is re-

ceived and the onset of a note. The delay time is adjustable from 0 to

13 seconds (000-127).

DELAY

pri:000 sec:000

• Sound Start

This function allows you to set where a sample begins playing when

you hit a key. A setting of 000 plays a sound from the beginning,

higher values move the sample start point toward the end of the

sound.

SOUND START

pri:000 sec:000

• Reverse Sound

When reverse sound is turned On, the instrument will be played

backwards. When an instrument is reversed, any loops in the sound

will be ignored, which means that the sound will not sustain indefi-

nitely.

REVERSE SOUND

pri:Off sec:On

The Sound Start parameter allows you to cut off the beginning of the sound. Higher

values move the start point toward the end of the sound.

Sound

Start

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• Solo Mode

Solo mode provides the playing action of a monophonic instrument.

This mode does not allow you to play a chord. Two types of solo mode

are provided: wind controller mode and synth mode. Both modes

have single triggering and last-note priority. In either solo mode, if a

new note is played while another is being held, the envelope genera-

tors will not retrigger. This allows a legato playing technique to be

used. Wind controller mode, as its name suggests, provides more

realistic effects when working with wind controllers.

Wind mode

The envelope generator attack always begins at the start of the

attack phase.

Synth mode

The envelope generator attack begins at whatever point the

envelope is in when a new key is pressed.

SOLO MODE pri

Off

• Portamento Rate

Portamento is a smooth gliding between notes instead of the normal

instantaneous change in pitch when a new key is pressed. The porta-

mento rate is the time it takes to glide to the new pitch. The larger the

value, the slower the glide rate. The rate is adjustable from 1-127 or it

can be turned Off. Portamento glides at a linear rate between notes

and can be set separately for the primary and secondary layers.

Portamento works both in and out of Solo Mode.

PORTAMENTO RATE

pri:127 sec:Off

• Chorus

Chorus “thickens” the sound by doubling the sound and then

detuning it. The chorus amount is variable over a range of 1 to 15.

When Chorus is on, the number of channels used by an instrument

will be doubled.

CHORUS

pri:Off sec:07

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• Crossfade Mode

This function determines which of the following crossfade modes will

be selected: Off, Crossfade, or Cross-Switch.

Off

When “Off” is selected, none of the crossfade parameters will

have any effect.

Crossfade

When “Xfade” is selected, a control input is used to fade between

the primary and secondary. Any modulation source may be used

as an input (velocity, wheel, etc.).

Cross-switch

When “Xswitch” is selected, the switched layer is selected if the

input crosses a certain threshold or if a footswitch controlling

cross-switch is activated. The switch occurs only at the start of the

note; no further switching takes place while the key is held down.

If key position or velocity is routed to cross-switch, the threshold

is the switch point. Realtime controllers do not have any effect

when routed to cross-switch. For more information, see Cross-

Switch Point on page 67.

XFADE MODE

Off

By overlapping the primary and secondary instruments, you can crossfade or cross-

switch between the layers.

••• To use the keyboard for

crossfade, set the Crossfade

Balance to 64 and the Key

Center to the split point.

Primary

Instrument

Key Range

Secondary

Instrument

Crossfade Range

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• Crossfade Direction

This function determines the polarity of the crossfade or cross-switch.

The direction is either primary ➝ secondary, or secondary ➝ primary.

XFADE DIRECTION

Pri -> Sec

• Crossfade Balance

The crossfade balance parameter determines the initial balance

between the primary and secondary layers. Higher values shift the

balance to the secondary instrument. When the Crossfade Direction is

Pri->Sec, modulation subtracts from the primary volume and adds to

the secondary volume. When crossfade modulation and balance equal

64, the two instruments are at equal volume.

XFADE BALANCE

064

Modulation and Crossfade Balance are added together to determine the mixture of

primary and secondary instruments. Higher values increase the secondary volume.

▼ Crossfade must be

assigned to a modulation

source in the Realtime or

Key/Velocity modulation

screens.

••• A Crossfade Balance

setting of 000 would be

appropriate with a source

such as a modulation wheel

or footpedal, either of which

can only change the value in

a positive direction.

0 255

Pri Sec Medium Crossfade Amount

0 255

Pri Sec

0 255

Pri Sec

Balance + Mod

Large Crossfade Amount

Small Crossfade Amount

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• Crossfade Amount

The crossfade amount parameter determines the range over which

crossfading will occur. Crossfade amount is variable from 000 to 255.

The larger the value, the more modulation will be required to effect a

complete crossfade.

XFADE AMOUNT

128

• Cross-switch Point

The cross-switch point determines the point at which cross-switching

will occur when key position or velocity is controlling cross-switch.

SWITCH POINT

064 (E3)

• Primary Filter Type

This function selects the type of filter for the primary layer. 17 differ-

ent filter types are provided. If no filtering is desired, you can bypass

the filter by turning it Off.

FILTER TYPE pri

2 Pole Lowpass

FILTER TYPES

2-pole Lowpass

Lowpass filter with 12dB/octave rolloff and Q control.

4-pole Lowpass

Lowpass filter with 24dB/octave rolloff and Q control.

6-pole Lowpass

Lowpass filter with 36dB/octave rolloff and Q control.

2nd Order Highpass

Highpass filter with 12dB/octave rolloff and Q control.

4th Order Highpass

Highpass filter with 24dB/octave rolloff and Q control.

▼ To enable the cross-switch

function, you must assign

Crossfade to a modulation

source in the Realtime or

Key/Velocity Modulation

screen.

Velocity Key

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2nd Order Bandpass

Bandpass filter with 6dB/octave rolloff on either side of the

passband and Q control.

4th Order Bandpass

Bandpass filter with 12dB/octave rolloff on either side of the

passband and Q control.

Swept EQ, 1-octave

Parametric filter with 24 dB of boost or cut and a one octave

bandwidth. Fc controls center frequency and Q controls boost or

cut.

Swept EQ, 2->1-octave

Parametric filter with 24 dB of boost or cut. The bandwidth of the

filter is two octaves wide at the low end of the audio spectrum,

gradually changing to one octave wide at the upper end of the

spectrum. Fc controls center frequency and Q controls boost or

cut.

Swept EQ, 3->1-octave

Parametric filter with 24 dB of boost or cut. The bandwidth of the

filter is three octaves wide at the low end of the audio spectrum,

gradually changing to one octave wide at the upper end of the

spectrum. Fc controls center frequency and Q controls boost or

cut.

Phaser 1

Creates a comb filter effect, typical of phase shifters. Filter Fc

moves the position of the notches. Q varies the depth of the

notches.

Phaser 2

Comb filter with slightly different notch spacing than Phaser 1.

Filter Fc moves the position of the notches. Q varies the depth of

the notches.

Bat-Phaser

Phase shifter with peaks as well as notches.

Flanger Lite

Contains three notches. Filter Fc moves frequency and spacing of

the notches. Q increases flanging depth.

Vocal Ah-Ay-Ee

Vowel formant filter which sweeps from the “Ah”␣ sound, through

“Ay” sound to “Ee” sound at maximum Fc. Q varies the apparent

size of the mouth cavity.

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Vocal Oo-Ah

Vowel formant filter which sweeps from the “Oo”␣ sound, through

“Oh” sound to “Ah” sound at maximum Fc. Q varies the apparent

size of the mouth cavity.

Bottom Feeder

This is a specialized distortion filter, useful for adding punch and

drive to low frequency sounds such as bass and drums. Set the Fc

low (less than 45) for best effect. Q has no effect on this filter.

• Primary Filter Cutoff & Q

This function allows you to set the cutoff frequency (the frequency at

which filtering begins) and the Q or resonance for the lowpass and

highpass filters. On a lowpass or highpass filter, turning up the Q

causes the frequencies near the cutoff to be emphasized. On the other

filter types, Fc and Q control various other parameters. See the filter

descriptions of these functions.

FILTER pri

Fc:255 Q:05

• Secondary Filter Type

Selects the filter type for the secondary instrument or the filter can be

turned Off. See Primary Filter Type.

FILTER TYPE sec

Vocal Ah-Ay-Ee

• Secondary Filter Cutoff & Q

This is the same as the Primary Cutoff and Q for the secondary filter.

FILTER sec

Fc:255 Q:05

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• Auxiliary Envelope

This is a supplementary, utility envelope that can be routed to any

realtime control destination including the filter. The auxiliary enve-

lope parameters are: Envelope Amount, Delay, Attack Time, Hold

Time, Decay Time, Sustain Level, and Release Time. The delay time is

variable from 0 to 13 seconds (000-127). The envelope amount is

variable from -128 to +127. Negative values will produce inverted

envelopes.

AUX ENV AMT DLY

+127 000

A: A H D S R

00 00 00 99 20

This diagram shows the six stages of the Auxiliary Envelope Generator.

level

time

key

down

Sustain

key

released

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• LFO 1 - Shape & Amount

This screen controls the waveshape and amount of Low Frequency

Oscillator 1. The LFO can be used to produce vibrato (when routed to

pitch), or tremolo (when routed to volume). The five LFO waveshapes

are: Triangle, Sine, Square, Sawtooth, and Random. The amount can

be varied from -128 to +127. Negative values will produce inverted

waveshapes.

LFO1 SHAPE AMT

SynSaw +127

The Triangle, Sine, Sawtooth and Square LFO shapes can also be

Synced to the Beats tempo or to external MIDI clock. The LFO

waveforms preceded by “Syn”␣ are synced LFO's. With the LFO synced

to the beats tempo, the LFO rate will follow any changes in the beats

tempo.

• LFO 1 - Rate, Delay & Variation

This screen controls the rate, delay and variation of LFO 1.

LFO Rate

Varies the LFO speed from 0.052 Hz to 25 Hz (000-127).

• Certain LFO rates are marked on Synced LFOs to show you that

they correspond to various note values when synced to the Beats

tempo.

LFO Delay

Sets the amount of time between hitting a key and the onset of

modulation. This can be used to simulate an effect often used by

acoustic instrument players, where the vibrato is brought in only

after the initial note pitch has been established. The delay range

is variable from 0 to 13 seconds (000-127).

••• LFO Rates to Beats:

004 ..... Double Whole Note

006 ..... Double Whole Trip.

013 ..... Whole Note Triplet

017 ..... Half Note

024 ..... Half Note Triplet

030 ..... Quarter Note

042 ..... Quarter Note Triplet

051 ..... Eighth Note

066 ..... Eighth Note Triplet

077 ..... 16th Note

095 ..... 16th Note Triplet

109 ..... 32nd Note

Triangle

Square

Sine

Sawtooth

Random

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LFO Variation

Sets the amount of random variation of an LFO each time a key is

pressed. This function is useful for ensemble effects, where each

note played has a slightly different modulation rate. The higher

the number, the greater the note to note variation in LFO rate.

LFO variation is variable from 000-127.

LFO1 RT DLY VAR

000 000 000

The LFO wave begins after the specified delay time has elapsed.

• LFO 2 - Shape & Amount

LFO 2 is functionally identical to LFO 1.

• LFO 2 - Rate, Delay & Variation

LFO 2 is functionally identical to LFO 1.

time

key

down

Delay

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• Keyboard & Velocity Modulation Control

These functions allow you to route keyboard and velocity information

to any of the modulation destinations. Up to 6 simultaneous paths or

“patches” may be programmed. For each modulation patch, there is a

source (keyboard or velocity), and a corresponding amount parameter

which is variable from -128 to +127. Place the cursor under the

appropriate parameter and change the patch number, modulation

source, modulation destination, or the amount using the data

entry control. If a parameter is not labeled either primary or

secondary, it affects both.

When Modulating Enve-

lope Attack, Decay or

Release Times:

Positive amounts of modula-

tion increase the time.

Negative amounts of modu-

lation decrease the time.

Keyboard

Modulation Sources

Key Number, Key Velocity

Destinations

Off,

Pitch, Primary Pitch,

Secondary Pitch,

Volume, Primary Volume,

Secondary Volume,

Attack, Primary Attack,

Secondary Attack,

Decay, Primary Decay,

Secondary Decay,

Release, Primary Release,

Secondary Release,

Crossfade,

LFO 1 Amount, LFO 1 Rate,

LFO 2 Amount, LFO 2 Rate,

Auxiliary Envelope Amount,

Auxiliary Envelope Attack,

Auxiliary Envelope Decay,

Auxiliary Envelope Release,

Portamento Rate,

Primary Portamento Rate,

Secondary Portamento Rate,

Filter Fc, Primary Filter Fc,

Secondary Filter Fc,

Filter Q, Primary Filter Q,

Secondary Filter Q,

Sample Start,

Primary Sample Start,

Secondary Sample Start,

Pan, Primary Pan,

Secondary Pan,

Tone, Primary Tone,

Secondary Tone

LFO 1

Amount Rate

LFO 2

Amount Rate

Volume

Pan

Primary

Instrument

Pitch Sample

Start

Tone

VELOCITY

CURVE

KEY NUMBER

KEYBOARD

CENTER

Keyboard and Velocity Modulation Sources

X-Fade

Atk Dec Rel

Volume

AHDSR

Volume

Pan

Secondary

Instrument

Pitch Sample

Start

Tone

Atk Dec Rel

Volume

AHDSR

Portamento

Rate

DCA

Modulation Destinations

Auxiliary

DAHDSR

AmtAtk Dec Rel

Z-Plane

Filter

QFc

Z-Plane

Filter

QFc

KEY/VELOCITY CTL

1 V>Attack -064

Modulation

Source

Modulation

Destination

Modulation

Amount

Patch

Number

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• Realtime Modulation Control

These functions allow you to route realtime controllers to any of the

modulation destinations on except Tone, Sample Start, Q and Pan. Up

to 8 simultaneous patches may be programmed. For each modulation

patch, there is a source and a destination parameter. Place the cursor

under the appropriate parameter and change the patch number,

modulation source or modulation destination using the data entry

control. If a parameter is not labeled either primary or secondary, it

affects both.

REALTIME CTL

1 LFO1 ->Pitch

Modulation

Source

Modulation

Destination

Patch

Number

Realtime

Modulation Sources

Pitch Wheel,

MIDI Control A,

MIDI Control B,

MIDI Control C,

MIDI Control D,

Mono Pressure,

Polyphonic Pressure,

LFO 1, LFO 2,

Auxiliary Envelope

Destinations

Off,

Pitch, Primary Pitch,

Secondary Pitch,

Volume, Primary Volume,

Secondary Volume,

Attack, Primary Attack,

Secondary Attack,

Decay, Primary Decay,

Secondary Decay,

Release, Primary Release,

Secondary Release,

Crossfade,

LFO 1 Amount, LFO 1 Rate,

LFO 2 Amount, LFO 2 Rate,

Auxiliary Envelope Amount,

Auxiliary Envelope Attack,

Auxiliary Envelope Decay,

Auxiliary Envelope Release,

Portamento Rate,

Primary Portamento Rate,

Secondary Portamento Rate,

Filter Fc, Primary Filter Fc,

Secondary Filter Fc,

Pan, Primary Pan,

Secondary Pan

Realtime Modulation Sources

POLY

PRESSURE

MONO

PRESSURE

MIDI

CONTROLLER

A/B/C/D

LFO 2

AUXILIARY

ENVELOPE

LFO 1PITCH WHEEL

Auxiliary

DAHDSR

AmtAtk Dec Rel

LFO 1

Amount Rate

LFO 2

Amount Rate

Modulation Destinations

Volume

Pan

Atk Dec Rel

Volume

AHDSR

Primary

Instrument

Pitch

Tone

Z-Plane

Filter

X-Fade

Volume

Pan

Atk Dec Rel

Volume

AHDSR

Secondary

Instrument

Pitch

Tone

Z-Plane

Filter

Portamento

Rate

DCA

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• Footswitch Control

This function allows you route the 3 footswitch controllers (1, 2 or 3)

to any of the footswitch destinations. The footswitches can be routed

to switch: Sustain (pri/sec/both), alternate volume envelope (pri/sec/

both), alternate volume release (pri/sec/both), or cross-switch between

the primary and secondary instruments.

FOOTSWITCH CTL

1 -> Sustain

• Pitch Bend Range

This function allows you to specify the pitch wheel range for the

current preset or it can be set to be controlled globally (set in the

Master menu). Pitch bend range is only applied when the pitch wheel

is used to control pitch.

PITCH BEND RANGE

+/- 12 semitones

• Pressure Amount

This function allows you to specify an amount parameter for mono or

poly keyboard pressure data. The pressure amount is variable from

-128 to +127.

PRESSURE AMOUNT

+127

• MIDI Controller Amount

This function allows you to specify an amount parameter (variable

from -128 to +127) for each of the MIDI controllers.

CONTROLLER AMT CONTROLLER AMT

A:+127 B:-090 C:+030 D:+060

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• Velocity Curve

Incoming velocity data can be modified by a velocity curve in order to

provide different types of dynamics in response to your playing or

better adapt to the MIDI controller. This function allows you to select

one of the four velocity curves or leave the velocity data unaltered

(Off). In addition, the velocity curve can be set to “Global”, which

means that the global velocity curve (programmed in the Master

menu) is used.

VELOCITY CURVE

Global

Curve 1

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Resulting Velocity

Curve 2

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Resulting Velocity

Curve 3

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Resulting Velocity

100

120

020 40 60 80 100

Played Velocity

120

Resulting Velocity

Curve 4

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• Keyboard Center

The Keyboard Center parameter establishes a reference point for

keyboard modulation. Keys above this point will have a positive value

and keys below it will be negative. The keyboard center can be set to

any key within the range C-2 to G8.

KEYBOARD CENTER

C#3

• Keyboard Tuning

In addition to the standard equally divided octave tuning, Planet Phatt

contains three other types of scale tuning and one user-definable

tuning. This function selects which tuning will be used in the current

preset. The choices of keyboard tunings are:

Equal tuning (12 tone equal temperament)

Standard Western tuning.

Just C tuning (just intonation)

Based on small interval ratios. Sweet and pure, non-beating inter-

vals.

Vallotti tuning (Vallotti & Young non-equal temperament)

Similar to 12 tone equal temperament. For a given scale, each key

has a different character

19 Tone tuning (19 tone equal temperament)

19 notes per octave. Difficult to play, but works well with a se-

quencer.

Gamelan (Javanese) tuning (5 tone Slendro and 7 tone Pelog)

Pelog-white keys, Slendro-black keys. Exotic tunings of Gamelan

flavor.

User Tuning

Defined in the Master menu.

KEY CENTER

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• Mix Output

This function allows you to direct the channels used by a particular

preset to appear at one of these three stereo outputs (Main, Sub 1,

Sub 2).

MIX OUTPUT

Main

• Preset Links

Presets may be linked to other presets in order to create layering or

keyboard splits. The current preset can be linked with up to three

other presets. Each linked preset can be assigned to a specific range in

order to easily create keyboard splits. The modulation parameters and

Mix Output assignments specified in each preset remain in effect for

each preset in the link.

LINK 1 C#1->F#4 LINK 2 C#1->F#4

000 Preset Name 122 Preset Name

LINK 3 C-2 ->G8

Off

Key Range

CREATING A SPLIT KEYBOARD

LINK

Preset #1

Preset #2

LAYERING TWO PRESETS

Key Range

Zone 1

Zone 2

••• Presets assigned to the

Sub 1 or Sub 2 outputs will

appear at the Main outputs if

plugs are not inserted into

the Sub 1 or Sub 2 jacks.

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• Save Preset

Changes made to a preset in the Edit menu are not made permanent

until the preset is Saved. To save a preset, move the cursor to the

bottom line and select the location for the new preset with the data

entry control. The Enter LED will be flashing. Pressing the Enter

switch will confirm the operation. Any user preset (Banks 0 & 1) may

be selected using the data entry control. Writing to a user preset erases

the existing preset in that location. Make sure that the destination

preset does not contain information that you want to keep.

SAVE PRESET to

064 Preset Name

To Save a Preset

1. Select the new location.

2. Press Enter.

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STEP-BY-STEP

This section contains step-by-step instructions on how to get started in

programming your own custom sounds. It is recommended that you

actually try each example on Planet Phatt unit, rather than just read-

ing through. The best way to learn something is by actually doing it.

LINKING PRESETS

Linking presets is a quick and easy way to create new sounds by “layer-

ing” presets and also to “split” a keyboard into sections containing

different sounds.

• Layering Two Presets

1) Select the first preset you wish to layer.

2) Press the Edit button.

3) Use the data entry control to move through the screens until you

find one of the “LINK” screens.

4) Move the cursor to the second line of the display, then select the

preset that you want to be linked with this preset. You may want

to play the keyboard as you scroll through the various presets in

order to hear the results.

5) If you want the link to be a permanent part of the preset, be sure

to “SAVE PRESET”. Otherwise, simply change the preset to erase

your work.

• Create a Split Keyboard Using Links

1) Follow steps 1 through 4 above.

2) Now set the range of the linked preset while still in the LINK

menu.

3) Save the preset.

4) Now go back to the first preset, press the Edit button and use the

data entry control to move through the screens to KEY RANGE.

5) Set the range of this preset so that it fills the remaining range of

your keyboard.

6) Save the preset.

••• To get the most out of

this section, please read

Chapter 4, Programming

Basics first.

Key Range

CREATING A SPLIT KEYBOARD

LINK

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EDITING PRESETS

The easiest way to make a new preset is to edit an existing preset. This

is also an excellent way of becoming familiar with Planet Phatt. If you

don’t like what you hear, simply change the preset and Planet Phatt

reverts back to the original sound. Changes are not made permanent

until you Save them using the “SAVE PRESET” function, which is the

last screen in the Edit menu. Let’s experiment and modify a few

parameters of an existing preset. We’ll start with functions that have

an obvious effect on the sound: Instrument Select, Coarse Tuning,

Chorus and Reverse Sound. First, choose any cool preset and press the

Edit button.

• Changing the Instrument

This is probably the easiest and most dramatic way to modify an

existing preset. Scroll through the Edit menu functions until you come

to:

INSTRUMENT pri

IXXX Instr Name

Move the cursor down to the bottom line (using the cursor button)

and change the primary instrument with the data entry control. Play

the keyboard as you scroll through the various instruments. When

you find an interesting instrument, move the cursor back up to the

first line and select:

INSTRUMENT sec

IXXX Instr Name

Repeat the process for the secondary instrument. Find an instrument

that sounds good when combined with the first one you selected. You

can probably see that with all these great instruments to work with,

you really can’t go wrong. Now let’s play with the tuning.

CHANGING THE TUNING OF AN INSTRUMENT

Scroll through the Edit menu functions until you come to:

TUNING coarse

pri:+00 sec:+00

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If the numbers are “00” as in the previous screen, it means that the

instruments are tuned to concert pitch (A=440 Hz). Each whole num-

ber in coarse tuning represents a semitone interval. To tune one or

both of the instruments up an octave, move the cursor to the number

(using the cursor button) and set the number to +12 using the data

entry control. Try tuning one of the instruments to a perfect fifth

above the other. Simply set the coarse tuning to +7.

Tuning an instrument far out of its normal range will completely

change the character of the sound. For example, if you tune a bass

guitar up 2 octaves, it's going to sound rather petite. On the other

hand, if you tune it down 2 octaves, you can probably rattle plaster off

the walls! Experiment with radical pitch shifting. You'll be surprised at

the results.

CHORUS

This is an easy one. With the cursor on the top line of the display,

turn the data control until you find CHORUS. Various amounts of

chorusing can be selected for each of the primary and secondary

instruments. Chorus works by doubling the instruments, detuning

and panning them slightly. The larger the number, the more detuning

will occur. Warning: Since it works by doubling the instruments, chorus

halves the number of notes you can play on Planet Phatt. Chorus is useful

when you want to “fatten up” a part quickly and easily. Just turn

chorus on!

CHORUS

pri:07 sec:Off

REVERSING THE INSTRUMENT

A simple concept. The instrument sounds can be played in reverse.

This will normally make an instrument sound quite a bit different. It

also virtually doubles the number of raw instruments you have to

work with, and it’s fun.

REVERSE SOUND

pri:Off sec:Off

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ALTERNATE VOLUME ENVELOPE

Every sound you hear, be it a piano note, a drum, a bell or whatever,

has a characteristic volume curve or envelope, which grows louder or

softer in various ways during the course of the sound. The volume

envelope of a sound is one of the clues that our brain uses to

determine what type of sound is being produced.

Each instrument has it's own volume envelope which is used when

the Alternate Envelope parameter is turned Off. By turning the Alter-

nate Envelope On, we can re-shape the instrument's natural volume

envelope any way we want. By reshaping the volume envelope of a

instrument, you can dramatically change the way the sound is per-

ceived. For example, by adjusting the envelope parameters, you can

make “bowed” pianos or backwards gongs. The diagrams at the left

show the volume envelopes of a few common sounds.

In preparation for this experiment choose a fairly “normal” preset (like

an organ or synth) which continues to sustain when the key is held

down. Go to the Secondary Instrument screen and set it to “None”.

Next go to the Alt. Volume Envelope screen and turn the Primary

Volume Envelope On.

ALT VOL ENVELOPE

pri:On sec:Off

Now move on to the next screen:

P: A H D S R

00 00 10 99 10

Increase the Attack time and play a note. The attack controls the time

it takes for the sound to reach full volume when a key is pressed and

held.

Now increase the Release time and note the effect as you release the

note. The Release time controls the time it takes for the sound to die

away when a note is released.

• Anatomy of an Envelope

When a key is pressed, the envelope generator starts increasing at the

Attack rate. When it reaches full level, it Holds at that level for the

Hold time. After the Hold time has elapsed, the envelope begins to

Decay back down at the specified Decay rate until it reaches the

Sustain Level. Note that all the other parameters are Times, but the

Sustain is a Level.

Percussion

Organ

String

Plucked

••• The generalized volume

envelope shapes of a few

types of sounds are shown

above.

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The envelope will stay at the Sustain level for as long as the key is

held. When the key is released, the envelope falls back down to zero at

the Release rate.

WORKING WITH THE FILTER

The low pass filter makes it possible to remove certain components of

the sound. A low pass filter removes the high frequency components

or put another way, it “lets the lows pass”. In preparation for this

experiment choose a fairly “normal” preset (like an organ or synth).

Go to the Secondary Instrument screen and set it to “None”, then set

the Primary Instrument to one which is rich in harmonics, such as

Instrument I074 Clavinet. (Since filters work by removing or accentu-

ating certain frequencies, we want to make sure that we have a lot of

frequencies to start with.) Set the

parameters as listed in the chart

below in order to “clean the slate” for

your filter investigation.

Go to the primary filter cutoff and Q

screen shown on the following page

and position the cursor below the Fc

value.

FILTER pri

Fc:255 Q:00

Instrument: 074 Clavinet

Tuning course: +00

Volume: +127

Alt. Vol. Envelope: Off

Realtime CTL: 1-8 -> All Off

Filter Type Pri: 4 Pole Lowpass

Filter Fc: 255

Filter Q: 00

Aux Envelope Amt: +100

Aux Env: A H D S R

28 00 33 00 16

Primary

level

time

key

down

AHD

key

released

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Playing the keyboard now, you should hear the raw Clavinet sound.

Slowly decrease the filter Fc as you play the keyboard. The sound will

get duller and duller as more and more high frequencies are filtered

out until at some point the sound will completely disappear. (You

have filtered out everything.) The chart below illustrates what you just

did. You moved the cutoff frequency down.

Open the filter back up to 255, then move the cursor underneath the

Q. Set the Q to 10, then move the cursor back under the Fc. As you

change the Fc, notice that the sound now has a sharp, nasal quality.

With a high Q, frequencies at the cutoff frequency (Fc) are being

boosted or amplified.

Now let's modulate the filter Fc with the Auxiliary envelope generator.

The envelope generator is a device that can automatically change the

filter Fc during the course of the note. Set the Fc way down until you

can just hear the sound (about 60), then press Enter and go to the

REALTIME CTL screen.

REALTIME CTL

1 PWhl -> Off

Move the cursor down underneath the source and set it to Aux (for

Auxiliary Envelope). Next move the cursor underneath the destination

and set it to Filter Fc. The screen should look like this:

REALTIME CTL

1 Aux -> FiltFc

100

40 80 160 360 720 14402880

Frequency

...

Amplitude

Output of Filter

Cutoff Frequency

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You have just connected the Auxiliary Envelope Generator to the

Filter Cutoff as shown in the diagram below.

Now go back to the Aux Envelope screen.

AUX ENV AMT DLY

+100 000

Move the cursor underneath the envelope amount and change the

value to about +100. Now when you press a key the filter will slowly

sweep up. Because the filter Q is set high, you can hear the different

harmonics of the sound being accentuated as the filter cutoff sweeps

past.

Now, scroll back to the Auxiliary Envelope parameter screen.

A: A H D S R

15 00 00 99 50

Change the attack rate and note the change in the sound. The diagram

below shows approximately how the envelope looks when the param-

eters are set as shown above.

••• Note that all the enve-

lope parameters are Rates

except for Sustain, which is

a Level.

Pan

Instrument

Tone

Filter

DCA

Aux. AHDSR

Fc Q

Attack Time

Sustain Level

Release Time

time

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Because the Sustain level is set to maximum, the decay parameter has

no effect. Set the parameters as shown below.

A: A H D S R

03 06 24 36 12

Now the filter sweeps up, Holds there for a bit, then Decays back

down to the Sustain Level until you release the key. Then it sweeps

down at the Release rate. Play with the envelope parameters for

awhile to get a feel for their function. (If you're having trouble under-

standing the Envelope Generators, please refer to the Programming

Basics section in this manual.)

Attack Time

Hold

Time

Decay Time

Sustain

Level

Release

time

Go back to the Primary Filter Type screen shown below and move the

cursor down the lower line of the display. Change the filter type while

playing the keyboard.

FILTER TYPE pri

2nd Ord Hipass

These filters are extremely powerful and have been carefully crafted to

offer maximum flexibility and musical control. You may want to

change the Envelope Amount, Q and/or the Filter Cutoff to get the

right sound for each filter and instrument. These three controls,

coupled with the Aux. Envelope, are perhaps the most important

controls on Planet Phatt. Take the time to learn how they interact

with each other and you will be able to create just about any type of

sound you want.

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• Troubleshooting

A common source of confusion when working with the filter envelope

is that the Attack or Release parameter might not seem to be working

correctly. Referring to the diagram below which shows the Planet

Phatt signal flow, you will notice that the DCA comes after the Filter.

The DCA controls the final volume of the sound, so if the filter's

release is longer than the release for the DCA, you won't hear it, be-

cause the DCA has already shut off the sound.

••• Presets can be stored in

any of the non-volatile RAM

locations (Banks 0 & 1).

Pan

Instrument Tone DCA

Z-Plane

Filter

This is just an example of why troubleshooting is important. If you are

not getting the expected result, try to analyze the situation. There will

be many times when you will have to stop for a minute and think,

“What am I trying to do and why isn't it working?” When this hap-

pens (and it will), don't panic. Troubleshooting is a normal part of the

synthesis process. Simply examine the various parameters and try to

be as analytical as possible as you solve the problem. Usually the

solution will be simple. (The filter is already wide open and can't open

any more.) Learning to play an instrument takes… Practice.

You’re probably getting the general idea by now. Remember not to

change presets or the preset will return to normal. If you want to save

your creation, select the last screen in the Edit menu and select a

destination preset location for your masterpiece, then press Enter.

Practice Modulating

• Try modulating the pitch with the Aux. Envelope generator

• Use velocity to modulate the Aux Envelope Amount or the filter

Fc. (Key/Vel. screen). This will brighten the sound as you play

harder.

• Program the LFO to modulate filter Fc and volume (Realtime

modulation screen).

• Modulate the LFO with the other LFO, with velocity, and with the

modulation wheel.

• Think of ten different modulation routings, then try them out. The

key to learning about Planet Phatt is to experiment.

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USING PLANET PHATT WITH A SEQUENCER

We thought you’d never ask. Planet Phatt was designed from its con-

ception with multi-timbral sequencing in mind. Just take a look at the

main screen.

C01 Vol127 Pan=P

000 Preset Name

The preset for each MIDI channel is selected from the main screen.

Press the cursor button to move the cursor up so that it is underneath

the channel number.

C01 Vol127 Pan=P

000 Preset Name

Turn the data entry control and you will see that every MIDI channel

has a preset assigned to it. Just select a preset for each of the MIDI

channels. It’s simple! In order to respond to multiple MIDI channels,

Planet Phatt must be in Multi-Mode. Multi-Mode is selected in the

Master menu. Press the Master menu button and use the data entry

control to scroll through the screens until you find MIDI MODE.

MIDI MODE ID

Multi 00

Move the cursor down to the second line and change the mode to

Multi as shown. Planet Phatt will now respond to multiple MIDI

channels.

MORE ADVANCED SEQUENCING

• Pre-Sequence Setup

Suppose that you want to have your sequencer set up everything for

you before the start of the song. Good idea. This will make the setup

procedure automatic and prevent the wrong presets from playing.

The basic idea of a pre-sequence setup is to send out MIDI information

just before the start of the song. This MIDI information will select all

the proper presets, adjust the mix, and pan positions of each preset.

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Note: Planet Phatt setup information should be transmitted from the

sequencer before the song actually starts, perhaps during a lead-in

measure or countdown. DO NOT send setup information just before

the first beat of the song or MIDI timing errors could result.

• Initial Setup

In the Master menu:

1) Turn ON Multi-Mode

2) Turn ON Preset Change enable for each channel.

3) Turn OFF MIDI Enable on MIDI channels that are to be used for

other synthesizers.

• Preset, Volume & Pan Setup

Program your MIDI sequencer to transmit the following information

before the song starts.

1) Select the proper presets for each MIDI channel used on Planet

Phatt.

2) Send MIDI volume information (controller #7) for each MIDI

channel used on Planet Phatt.

3) Send MIDI pan information (controller #10) for each MIDI chan-

nel used on Planet Phatt.

Now your song will play perfectly every time using the proper presets,

volumes and pan positions. In addition, presets, volumes and pan

positions (or anything else for that matter) can be adjusted in realtime

during the song. Note: If the wrong presets are being selected, check

the MIDI Program -> Preset map.

To carry the pre-sequence setup even further, you can even include

preset data for each preset used in the sequence. See page 30 for

details.

•␣ Using the 32 Channels

As stated earlier, Planet Phatt has 32 independent audio channels

which are utilized dynamically. With 32 channels and 640 presets,

you have a universe of sonic textures at your disposal. You may have

noticed that some of the very big sounding presets in Planet Phatt are

linked with other presets or they have chorus applied to them. While

this is fine when the preset is played solo, you may begin to run out of

channels when Planet Phatt is played multi-timbrally. Linking and

chorusing cause twice as many channels to be used by the preset.

Learn to “budget” your output channels for maximum efficiency.

••• The Preset, Volume and

Pan information for all 16

channels is included when

the Master Settings are

transmitted or received over

MIDI.

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•␣ Channel Ripoff

When Planet Phatt uses up all its 32 channels and needs more, it steals

a channel from the key that has been in the release phase longest. This

is commonly known as “channel rip-off”. You will most commonly

encounter this “rip-off” when using Planet Phatt in multi-timbral

mode or when using massive preset links. Since Planet Phatt dynami-

cally allocates channels as needed, to eliminate rip-off you must

either, play fewer notes, use simpler sounds, turn off doubling (pri/sec,

chorus, or linked presets), or use MIDI overflow to another Planet

Phatt unit.

• Using External Processing

Don't be afraid to use external processing on specific sounds if you feel

the urge. The submix sends and returns on Planet Phatt are there for a

reason. In many instances a bit of reverb or EQ will be just the thing

an instrument needs to give it a distinct identity. Incidentally, an

external fuzz box can work wonders on otherwise harmless sounds. By

dedicating one of your old fuzz boxes to a submix out/in, you can

have programmable distortion for use on basses, organs or whatever.

Using the programmable outputs and returns, specific presets can be routed through

your favorite effects without using up precious mixer channels.

R - SUB2 - L R - SUB1 - L R - MAIN - L

MONO STEREO

OUTPUTS

RingTip RingTip

Stereo

Effect Unit

Fuzz Boz

RingTip

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SECTION

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FACTORY RAM PRESETS - BANK 0

0. sbs:1st Bass

1. sbs:Glibby

2. led:Romance

3. gtr:Guit Hit

4. brs:Brassy

5. epo:Wrodes

6. cmp:DirtRoll

7. hit:DanceBak

8. scr:Skratch

9. prc:RuffDrum

10. sbs:Wetnick

11. sbs:Thipit

12. sbs:LoDowner

13. bas:Subbin’

14. bas:MoogOut

15. bas:SpitSlap

16. bas:Basic

17. bas:Finger-O

18. bas:Frettnot

19. bas:EP Bass

20. bas:EP Bass2

21. bas:Slipped

22. bas:Jupiters

23. bas:Ultimate

24. bas:MonoMan

25. bas:Thunder

26. bas:Bakatit

27. led:Zingie

28. led:Glider

29. led:Axxel

30. led:Sqeelead

31. led:BiggMini

32. led:Mini OD

33. led:Sassy

34. led:Sweepoid

35. led:Digilead

36. led:HeavenLd

37. led:Zipworm

38. led:Calliope

39. gtr:WaFade

40. gtr:Mutes +

41. gtr:DisThick

42. org:Shanty

86. pad:Lokke

87. vox:Cumming

88. vox:Funee

89. vox:SoulWhl

90. vox:ModTalkr

91. vox:Voxxin

92. sfx:Uluoo

93. sfx:Phad

94. sfx:Rekerdz

95. sfx:Assidik

96. sfx:RomPlayz

97. sfx:Dirt

98. sfx:MoreDirt

99. sfx:MostDirt

100. sfx:LFOVox

101. hit:MinorVox

102. hit:Dance 3

103. hit:FX Slap

104. hit:Combo

105. hit:GtrSlap

106. hit:BigBand

107. gtr:WahNnot?

108. gtr:SwipeHit

109. gtr:MarleyCk

110. gtr:Lick

111. gtr:MetalHit

112. gtr:Strummer

113. scr:Trails

114. scr:Skrachd3

115. scr:Vhocal

116. prc:PhatSnrs

117. prc:PhatBds

118. prc:PhatPerc

119. prc:PhatBlks

120. prc:PhatSnps

121. prc:PhatClps

122. prc:PhatBels

123. prc:PhatHats

124. prc:PhatTbls

125. prc:PhatBong

126. prc:SplitKit

127. prc:Flexit

43. org:Thudder

44. org:Cheezey1

45. org:Hitted

46. org:Low Harm

47. org:KorusBoy

48. org:EnsOrgn

49. org:DanceOrg

50. org:Dissinit

51. org:OldTimes

52. org:Swirl

53. org:EnsOrgn

54. epo:Tine EP

55. epo:The EP

56. epo:Grit EP

57. cmp:Wet Clav

58. cmp:WahsUp

59. cmp:Jazzed

60. cmp:Sawcy

61. cmp:Polysynn

62. cmp:PolyMini

63. cmp:PolyWall

64. cmp:Polysyn4

65. brs:Wonder

66. brs:HarmChar

67. brs:NonBari

68. brs:TrumpHit

69. brs:Sax Riff

70. brs:Rise

71. brs:Fall

72. brs:Swole

73. syn:Barisyn

74. syn:Buzzy B

75. syn:Hallow

76. syn:Dis Axe

77. syn:Hansembl

78. syn:JupiDiss

79 syn:Krookid

80. syn:Dreemo

81. pad:WatRGhst

82. pad:WishMakr

83. pad:Swirls

84. pad:PowerOrk

85. pad:Sunrise

••• Preset Categories:

bas:.. Bass

bts: .. Used in beats preset

cmp: Comp

epo: . Electric piano

led: .. Lead instrument

gtr: .. Guitar

hit: ... Orchestra hit

org: .. Organ

pad: . Thick sustained sound

prc: .. Percussion

rif: .... Short musical line

sbs: .. Sub bass

scr: ... Record scratch

sfx: ... Sound effect

syn: .. Synthesizer

vox:.. Human voice

Bank Contents

128 RAM Presets

128 ROM Presets

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FACTORY RAM PRESETS - BANK 1

0. sbs:Zopo

1. sbs:Lopitt

2. sbs:Capetbag

3. sbs:Melodown

4. bas:Non-Slap

5. bas:Doped

6. bas:Doped 2

7. bas:Fingerus

8. bas:Sawzy 5

9. bas:Sawzy 6

10. bas:Sawzy 7

11. bas:Sawzy 8

12. bas:Sawzy 9

13. bas:Sawzy 10

14. bas:Sawzy 11

15. bas:Moogy 2

16. bas:MorMoogy

17. bas:Ultibass

18. dbs:Jaa rof

19. gtr:Guitoo

20. gtr:Phaker

21. led:WurmHole

22. led:Wormy

23. led:Fazelead

24. led:Shad Up!

25. led:Gwishey

26. led:Sys 700

27. led:Phlote

28. led:Monica

29. led:Vox Toot

30. led:Muteworm

31. led:Flotzy

32. led:P5Lead

33. org:Moody

34. org:Odd Job!

35. org:GothVox

36. cmp:Muteinet

37. cmp:Serenade

38. cmp:Polysyn6

39. cmp:Polysyn9

40. cmp:D’Toon

41. cmp:Boinksyn

42. cmp:Poly

43. cmp:Polysyn5

44. syn:Brssss

45. syn:Dropping

46. syn:Droppng2

47. syn:Droppng3

48. syn:Crowded

49. syn:Voxsteps

50. syn:Phander

51. syn:Psiance

52. syn:SloSci!

53. syn:Chicked

54. syn:Seq Bell

55. syn:Bubbles

56. syn:Mosquito

57. syn:Sublime

58. syn:UnderPad

59. syn:MusiCrwd

60. syn:Dorothy

61. syn:Cool-luv

62. syn:Dream

63. syn:Planet

64. vox:EthnoVox

65. vox:She Said

66. vox:OhYeaLaf

67. vox:Ether

68. sfx:Skarface

69. sfx:Strumbel

70. sfx:LFOPhatt

71. sfx:E and E

72. sfx:Oleo

73. hit:Dance 9

74. hit:HanSoLow

75. hit:Dance 1

76. hit:Dance 2

77. hit:Dance 4

78. hit:Dance 5

79. hit:Dance 6

80. hit:Dance 7

81. hit:Dance 8

82. hit:FX 3

83. hit:FX 4

84. hit:FX 5

85. hit:BassHit1

86. hit:BassHit2

87. gtr:HappySad

88. gtr:Phlanged

89. gtr:Bridge

90. gtr:Faze Hit

91. gtr:Hit 12

92. gtr:Hit 15

93. gtr:Hit 16

94. gtr:Hit 25

95. scr:Skrachd4

96. scr:Skrachd6

97. scr:Skrachd7

98. scr:Skrachd8

99. scr:Skrach13

100. scr:Skrach11

101. scr:Skrach15

102. scr:Blarf

103. scr:BackN4th

104. scr:Ahmm

105. scr:Plhuckz

106. scr:Harder

107. scr:Khordal

108. scr:2 Bit

109. scr:Dwn Bits

110. scr:Oh Ohh

111. scr: Hardly

112. scr:CamTalk

113. scr:Arm Up

114. scr:FizzyStx

115. prc:Timbales

116. prc:Blokhead

117. prc:Getkickn

118. prc:Drumrush

119. prc:Tree

120. prc:Replay

121. prc:Skanky

122. prc:Wiggle

123. prc:Flex Pad

124. prc:Phased

125. prc:Snares

126. prc:All Toms

127. prc:All Claps

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FACTORY ROM PRESETS - BANK 2

0. sbs:Downeo

1. bas:EPlace

2. led:Bizz TTT

3.. gtr:Ur Kiss

4. org:Filteree

5. syn:Phat Pad

6. pad:Angelica

7. hit:DanceOn

8. scr:Skratch

9. prc:HiHat It

10. sbs:WubaDubb

11. sbs:Justass

12. sbs:Lopitt

13. bas:Ultisub

14. bas:Soake

15. bas:FretFree

16. bas:SpitSlap

17. bas:EP Bass

18. bas:Fatsynbs

19. bas:HupRight

20. bas:Street

21. bas:Slider

22. bas:Sawzy 1

23. bas:Sawzy 2

24. bas:Sawzy 3

25. bas:Moogy 1

26. bas:Moogy 2

27. bas:Moogy 3

28. bas:Bigsaw

29. bas:Bigmoog

30. bas:Bigmoog2

31. bas:Bigmoog3

32. bas:Filtoy

33. bas:Boink

34. bas:Oowww

35. gtr:Conway

36. gtr:KikStart

37. gtr:PhatFedr

38. gtr:Krunge

39. gtr:Fif

40. gtr:MuTrahn

41. gtr:Spooky

42. gtr:Mutes

43. led:Zippo

44. led:Hye Lowe

45. led:Dancer

46. led:Windworm

47. led:Minilead

48. led:Scurry

49. led:Phazee

50. led:Flatulnt

51. led:Urbanize

52. led:PassedOn

53. led:Spliffed

54. led:JD

55. led:No Sax!

56. led:PowrPhat

57. led:Belltron

58. led:Leuy Wu

59. led:Restron

60. led:WaterMuV

61. led:WishMakr

62. led:disWorm

63. led:AnglHair

64. org:OleTimey

65. org:Perky

66. org:Swirl

67. org:Hi Harm

68. org:Grungete

69. org:Low Tick

70. org:SlowSpin

71. org:Voxey

72. org:Voxhit

73. brs:Mutefret

74. brs:Stevie

75. brs:Harmonia

76. brs:BrasKord

77. brs:Sinbrass

78. brs:Boink

79. cmp:ClavenIt

80. cmp:Wirlibid

81. cmp:EPeazy

82. cmp:Rodezy

83. cmp:Rolled

84. cmp:Polysensi

85. cmp:Hiss Man

86. cmp:EepRoll

87. cmp:GlokMute

88. cmp:Polytown

89. cmp:Dirty EP

90. cmp:DirtWave

91. cmp:Philterz

92. cmp:Lownoise

93. cmp:Poly’syn

94. syn:Cutoff

95. syn:Mood Hit

96. syn:LFONo

97. syn:FazDream

98. syn:UnderPad

99. syn:7th Vox

100. syn:Synbellz

101. syn:Xyloot

102. syn:MoodPhat

103. syn:PhatFlow

104. syn:WormPad

105. syn:PowerStr

106. syn:PowerEns

107. syn:ClavPan

108. vox:Spacey

109. vox:Grunts

110. vox:Yuranis

111. vox:HeGotIt

112. sfx:TarsGars

113. sfx:Flex

114. sfx:InTheGrv

115. sfx:LSD

116. sfx:OleTimes

117. sfx:RomPhatt

118. hit:Musica

119. hit:Voxit

120. hit:BrassAge

121. hit:PhatHits

122. hit:PhatGtrs

123. hit:Phat Fx

124. hit:Brass

125. rif:Blk Jett

126. rif:Stealy Z

127. rif:FripRTrn

••• Preset Categories:

bas:.. Bass

bts: .. Used in beats preset

cmp: Comp

epo: . Electric piano

led: .. Lead instrument

gtr: .. Guitar

hit: ... Orchestra hit

org: .. Organ

pad: . Thick sustained sound

prc: .. Percussion

rif: .... Short musical line

sbs: .. Sub bass

scr: ... Record scratch

sfx: ... Sound effect

syn: .. Synthesizer

vox:.. Human voice

Bank Contents

128 RAM Presets

128 ROM Presets

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FACTORY ROM PRESETS - BANK 3

0. rif:ThomThum

1. rif:QweeXhum

2. rif:PhoneCal

3. scr:PhatScrs

4. scr:Skrach10

5. scr:Skrachd

6. scr:Skreem

7. scr:Skrachd5

8. prc:Kix

9. prc:Snares

10. prc:Bells

11. prc:Blocks

12. prc:DopePerc

13. prc:Scratchd

14. prc:PhatrHat

15. prc:PhatCyms

16. prc:PhatBels

17. prc:PhatTams

18. prc:PhatToms

19. prc:PhatShks

20. sbs:Booty

21. bas:SoloMan

22. bas:SlapIt

23. bas:Bigsaw 2

24. bas:Bigsaw 3

25. bas:Bigsaw 4

26. bas:Bigmoog1

27. bas:Gitter

28. bas:Thumby

29. bas:Whomp

30. bas:Tempest

31. bas:Shinya

32. bas:Nasstee

33. bas:Vango

34. bas:SlamTime

35. bas:RuberRez

36. bas:Quaszy

37. bas:Res-Sine

38. bas:T-CatchR

39. bas:BlipBazz

40. bas:BlipBaz2

41. bas:BlipBaz3

42. bas:BlipBaz4

43. bas:BlipBaz5

44. bas:EP Bass

45. bas:Basasalt

46. bas:Ultimate

47. bas:Ultima2

48. gtr:Growl

49. gtr:Growl2

50. led:Trumclav

51. led:Clartron

52. led:BlipSlip

53. led:Blip 2

54. led:Blip 3

55. led:Harmonizin

56. led:JazSplit

57. led:Trumpbel

58. led:Troompet

59. cmp:EPee 1

60. cmp:Wrodes

61. cmp:Bellza

62. cmp:Syntho

63. cmp:Xylitzer

64. cmp:Krouded

65. cmp:Douser

66. cmp:fogAdirt

67. brs:Lo&Dirty

68. pad:SubCrowd

69. pad:UpStairs

70. pad:DlbHeadr

71. pad:DreamOn

72. pad:BigStrng

73. pad:Mulatron

74. sfx:Effex Ya

75. sfx:Trix Ya

76. sfx:SpakDirt

77. sfx:Hal 999

78. sfx:TronDite

79. sfx:Distonit

80. sfx:Juicy Q

81. sfx:Released

82. sfx:Ofaji

83. hit:Whisk

84. hit:Ahoy

85. hit:Bonk

86. gtr:Slider

87. gtr:DimStrum

88. gtr:Whah

89. hit:Whakt

90. hit:Drisbitt

91. hit:PhatDanz

92. hit:KhylaTue

93. hit:TangaToe

94. hit:QandaVaz

95. scr:ButrCrem

96. scr:GoonSqad

97. scr:BackScrz

98. prc:Plush

99. prc:Wiped

100. prc:Rerun

101. prc:Skary

102. prc:Cushion

103. prc:Wrapped

104. prc:Phased

105. bts:Game 1

106. bts:Speed

107. bts:Swingin’

108. bts:Chill

109. bts:Deep

110. bts:Working

111. bts:Check It

112. bts:Graf

113. bts:GrvReady

114. bts:Bunch

115. bts:Say What

116. bts:System

117. bts:Dope

118. bts:Talking

119. bts:And How

120. bts:Smooth

121. bts:IntheAir

122. bts:Phattttt

123. bts:Phun

124. bts:Phunky

125. bts:4 Real

126. bts:Box

127. bts:State

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0. bts:Blow Up

1. bts:Row

2. bts:Shorty’s

3. bts:Foxxy

4. bts:Mobb

5. bts:Lunar

6. bts:Kontrol

7. bts:Kit

8. bts:Farm

9. bts:Vapor

10. bts:Space

11. bts:KikLoc

12. bts:Cool

13. bts:Sensi

14. bts:Rude

15. bts:Test It

16. bts:Pocket

17. bts:Peeps

18. bts:BigUp

19. bts:Happy

20. bts:Drumm

21. bts:Perky

22. bts:Sloe

23. bts:Ice

24. bts:ReddHot

25. bts:Down

26. bts:Juicy

27. bts:It

28. bts:On

29. bts:Off

30. bts:Skillz

31. bts:Metro

32. bts:Zombie

33. bts:Wacked

34. bts:Not Only

35. bts:OutaSpace

36. bts:Trip

37. bts:Assault!

38. bts:Ill

39. bts:Bangin’

40. bts:Slammin’

41. bts:Killa

42. bts:Busta

43. bts:Passit2U

44. bts:Meaty

45. bts:Sweet

46. bts:PhatFaze

47. bts:Space

48. bts:Revva

49. bts:Revva 2

50. bts:Mee2

51. bts:OleSkool

52. bts:BoomBip

53. bts:Cruzin’

54. bts:DaDirty

55. bts:GetFunky

56. bts:Get Up

57. bts:Ole Days

58. bts:WitHelp

59. bts:Busy

60. bts:IllMatic

61. bts:ISawU

62. bts:LARide

63. bts:Leavin’

64. bts:OohYeah

65. bts:PPPhatt

66. bts:Ragga

67. bts:Remember

68. bts:Spice It

69. bts:StillZon

70. bts:UKnew

71. bts:WestUp

72. bts:Wicked

73. bts:UTrip

74. bts:Yukka

75. bts:Zonin’

76. bts:Combo

77. bts:Deluxe

78. bts:Bomb

79. bts:Freestyl

80. bts:Playa

81. bts:Tasty

82. bts:G-Funk

83. bts:Big Up

84. bts:Props

85. bts:Droppin’

86. bts:Got It

87. bts:Betta

88. bts:Dry Wood

89. bts:HardWood

90. bts:GiveItUp

91. bts:Flavor

92. bts:Laurel

93. bts:Nu Jak

94. bts:Brass

95. bts:Copper

96. bts:Zink

97. bts:Steel

98. bts:Potash

99. bts:Iron

100. bts:Lithium

101. bts:Platinum

102. bts:Gold

103. bts:Silver

104. bts:Joint

105. bts:Blunted

106. bts:Fly

107. bts:Fly Ltd

108. bts:Chronic

109. bts:Buggin

110. bts:RUNdaGrv

111. bts:Urb

112. bts:Split 1

113. bts:Split 2

114. bts:Split 3

115. bts:Split 4

116. bts:Split 5

117. bts:Split 6

118. bts:Split 7

119. bts:Split 8

120. bts:Split 9

121. bts:Split10

122. bts:Split11

123. bts:Split12

124. bts:Split13

125. bts:Split14

126. bts:Split15

127. -default-

••• Preset Categories:

bas:.. Bass

bts: .. Used in beats preset

cmp: Comp

epo: . Electric piano

led: .. Lead instrument

gtr: .. Guitar

hit: ... Orchestra hit

org: .. Organ

pad: . Thick sustained sound

prc: .. Percussion

rif: .... Short musical line

sbs: .. Sub bass

scr: ... Record scratch

sfx: ... Sound effect

syn: .. Synthesizer

vox:.. Human voice

Bank Contents

128 RAM Presets

128 ROM Presets

Chapter 7: Reference Section 101

INSTRUMENT LISTING

001. SE Sub 1

002. SE Sub 2

003. SE Sub 3

004. SE Sub 4

005. SE Sub 5

006. SE Sub 6

007. SE Sub 7

008. SE Sub 8

009. SE Sub 9

010. SE Sub 10

011. SE Sub 11

012. Subtle Bass

013. Bass Slap 1

014. Bass Slap 2

015. FingerBass1

016. FingerBass2

017. E P Bass 1

018. E P Bass 2a

019. E P Bass 2b

020. UprightBass

021. Fretless 1

022. Fretless 2

023. Fretless 3

024. Fretless 4

025. Street Bass

026. TBazz

027. Dope Bass 1

028. Dope Bass 2

029. DopeBassHit

030. Slider Bass

031. Saw Bass

032. Moog Saw

033. Ultimate 2a

034. Ultimate 2b

035. BigSaw Bass

036. BigMoogSaw1

037. BigMoogSaw2

038. Mini Moog

039. Filter Bass

040. Fat SynBass

041. Jupiter Bass

042. Syn Tone

043. BassBalls1

044. BassBalls2

045. Bas Boy Syn

046. All Purpose

047. Standard

048. Buzz Bass

049. Home Bass

050. Gtr Mutes

051. Sine Wave

052. Saw Wave

053. Synth Axe 1

054. Synth Axe 2

055. Zippy Lead

056. Mini OD2

057. Bell Synth

058. BuzzSynth 1

059. BuzzSynth 2

060. Dance Lead

061. Worm Lead 1

062. Worm Lead 2

063. Worm Lead 3

064. Worm Lead 4

065. Worm Lead 5

066. Worm Lead 6

067. ElectriWorm

068. Electron

069. Tone Organ

070. Disco Organ

071. DX Organ

072. JX Organ

073. Oddd Organ

074. Clavinet

075. Wurlitzer

076. FM EP 1a

077. FM EP 1b

078. Tine EP

079. Rhodes

080. EP Fog

081. EP Roll1 C

082. EP Roll2 F6

083. EP Roll3Bbm

084. HarmonTpt

085. Harmon FX 1

086. Harmon FX 2

087. Bari Wave

088. P5 Brass

089. Spacy Tpt

090. Sax Riff Eb

091. WackTptC#m7

092. Synth Flute

093. Boink

094. Brass Bb

095. Harmonica

096. Gtr Wah Bm

097. Alt Gtr Wah

098. DisTar Pad

099. SynthHiStrg

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INSTRUMENT LISTING

100. SynthEnsble

101. Synth Vox

102. Jupiter Syn

103. MoodStrings

104. Xylo Pad

105. Jupiter

106. Dreamyy C

107. Phat Pad

108. UnderPad Fm

109. Science

110. MusiCrowd

111. Crowd 2

112. Crowd 2 NTP

113. Dirt 1

114. Dirt NTP

115. Dirt 2

116. Dirt 2 NTP

117. Dirt 3

118. Dirt 3 NTP

119. Oow

120. Soul Oohs

121. Dance Hits

122. FX Hits

123. Gtr Riffs

124. Bass Hits 1

125. Bass Hits 2

126. Brass Hits

127. Vox Hits1

128. Vox Hits 2

129. Scratches

130. ScrtchLoops

131. ScratchBits

132. Kicks

133. Snares

134. Toms

135. Timbales

136. CongasBngos

137. Hats

138. Cymbals

139. Shakers

140. Bells

141. Blocks

142. Tams

143. Claps

144. Snaps

145. Misc Perc

146. DanceHit1 E

147. DanceHit2F#

148. DanceHit3G#

149. DanceHt4C#m

150. DanceHit5C#

151. DanceHit6 G

152. DanceHit7Gm

153. DanceHit8 A

154. DanceHit9 D#

155. DanceHt10Cm

156. FX Hit1

157. FX Hit2

158. FX Hit3 F#m

159. FX Hit4 F#

160. FX Hit5

161. FX Hit6 E

162. FX Hit7 B

163. GtrHit1 D#s

164. GtrHit2 D

165. GtrHit3 F

166. GtrHit4 D

167. GtrHit5 Bm

168. GtrHit6 F

169. GtrHit7 E

170. GtrHit8 F#

171. GtrHit9

172. GtrHit10

173. GtrHit11 D#

174. GtrHit12 Am

175. GtrHit13 E

176. GtrHit14 G

177. GtrHit15

178. GtrHit16 D

179. GtrHit17 G

180. GtrHit18 A

181. GtrHit19

182. GtrHit20 D#

183. GtrHit21

184. GtrHit22 F#

185. GtrHit23

186. GtrHit24

187. GtrHit25 A7

188. GtrHit26 D

189. GtrHit27

190. GtrHit28 A

191. GtrHit29 F7

192. GtrHit30A#m

193. Bass Hit1

194. Bass Hit2

195. Bass Hit3

196. Bass Hit4

197. BassHit5

198. Tpt FX 1

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INSTRUMENT LISTING

199. Tpt FX 2

200. Tpt FX 3

201. Tpt FX 4

202. Tpt FX 5

203. Sax FX 1

204. Sax FX 2

205. Brs Hit1Bbm

206. Brs Hit2

207. Brs Hit3 F#

208. Brs Hit4 D#

209. Brs Hit5 D#

210. Brs Hit6

211. Brs Hit7 C

212. Brs Hit8 G

213. Brs Hit9

214. Brs Ht10 E7

215. Brs Hit11 B

216. Brs Ht12 G#

217. Brs Ht13A#m

218. Brs Hit14

219. Brs Ht15 G#

220. Brs Ht16 G#

221. Brs Hit17 D

222. Brs Hit18 A

223. Vox Hit 1

224. Vox Hit 2

225. Vox Hit 3

226. Vox Hit 4

227. Vox Hit 5

228. Vox Hit 6

229. Scratch 1

230. Scratch 2

231. Scratch 3

232. Scratch 4

233. Scratch 5

234. Scratch 6

235. Scratch 7

236. Scratch 8

237. Scratch 9

238. Scratch 10

239. Scratch 11

240. Scratch 12

241. Scratch 13

242. Scratch 14

243. Scratch 15

244. Scratch 16

245. Scratch 17

246. Kick 1

247. Kick 2

248. Kick 3

249. Kick 4

250. Kick 5

251. Kick 6

252. Kick 7

253. Kick 8

254. Kick 9

255. Kick 10

256. Kick 11

257. Kick 12

258. Kick 13

259. Kick 14

260. Kick 15

261. Kick 16

262. Kick 17

263. Kick 18

264. Kick 19

265. Kick 20

266. Kick 21

267. Kick 22

268. Kick 23

269. Kick 24

270. Kick 25

271. Kick 26

272. Kick 27

273. Kick 28

274. Kick 29

275. Kick 30

276. Snare 1

277. Snare 2

278. Snare 3

279. Snare 4

280. Snare 5

281. Snare 6

282. Snare 7

283. Snare 8

284. Snare 9

285. Snare 10

286. Snare 11

287. Snare 12

288. Snare 13

289. Snare 14

290. Snare 15

291. Snare 16

292. Snare 17

293. Snare 18

294. Snare 19

295. Snare 20

296. Snare 21

297. Snare 22

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298. Snare 23

299. Snare 24

300. Snare 25

301. Snare 26

302. Snare 27

303. Snare 28

304. Snare 29

305. Snare 30

306. Snare 31

307. Snare 32

308. Snare 33

309. Snare 33b

310. Snare 34

311. Snare 35

312. Snare 36

313. Snare 37

314. Snare 38

315. Snare 39

316. Snare 40

317. Snare 41

318. Snare 42

319. Snare 43

320. Snare 44

321. Snare 45

322. Snare 46

323. Snare 47

324. Snare 48

325. Snare 49

326. Snare 50

327. Snare 51

328. Snare 52

329. Snare 53

330. Snare 54

331. Snare 55

332. Snare 56

333. Snare 57

334. Snare 58

335. Snare 59

336. Snare 60

337. Snare 61

338. Tom 1

339. Tom 2

340. Tom 3

341. Tom 4

342. Tom 5

343. Tom 6

344. Tom 7

345. Tom 8

346. Tom 9

347. Timbale 1

348. Timbale 2

349. Conga 1

350. Conga 2

351. Conga 3

352. Conga 4

353. Conga 5

354. Conga 6

355. Conga 7

356. Bongo 1

357. Hat 1

358. Hat 2

359. Hat 3

360. Hat 4

361. Hat 5

362. Hat 6

363. Hat 7

364. Hat 8

365. Hat 9

366. Hat 10

367. Hat 11

368. Hat 12

369. Hat 13

370. Hat 14

371. Hat 15

372. Hat 16

373. Hat 17

374. Hat 18

375. Hat 19

376. Hat 20

377. Hat 21

378. Hat 22

379. Hat 23

380. Hat 24

381. Hat 25

382. Hat 26

383. Hat 27

384. Hat 28

385. Hat 29

386. Hat 30

387. Hat 31

388. Hat 32

389. Hat 33

390. Cymbal 1

391. Cymbal 2

392. Cymbal 3

393. Cymbal 4

394. Cymbal 5

395. Cymbal 6

396. Cymbal 7

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397. Cymbal 8

398. Cymbal 9

399. Cymbal 10

400. Cymbal 11

401. Cymbal 12

402. Shaker 1

403. Shaker 2

404. Shaker 3

405. Shaker 4

406. Shaker 5

407. Shaker 6

408. Shaker 7

409. Shaker 8

410. Shaker 9

411. Shaker 10

412. Shaker 11

413. Shaker 12

414. Shaker 13

415. Shaker 14

416. Shaker 15

417. Shaker 16

418. Shaker 17

419. Bell 1

420. Bell 2

421. Bell 3

422. Bell 4

423. Bell 5

424. Bell 6

425. Bell 7

426. Bell 8

427. Bell 9

428. Bell 10

429. Bell 11

430. Bell 12

431. Bell 13

432. Block 1

433. Block 2

434. Block 3

435. Block 4

436. Block 5

437. Block 6

438. Tam 1

439. Tam 2

440. Tam 3

441. Tam 4

442. Tam 5

443. Clap 1

444. Clap 2

445. Clap 3

446. Clap 4

447. Clap 5

448. Clap 6

449. Clap 7

450. Clap 8

451. Clap 9

452. Clap 10

453. Clap 11

454. Clap 12

455. Scraa

456. Snap 1

457. Snap 2

458. Snap 3

459. Snap 4

460. Snap 5

461. Snap 6

462. Misc Perc 1

463. Misc Perc 2

464. Misc Perc 3

465. Misc Perc 4

466. Misc Perc 5

467. Misc Perc 6

468. Misc Perc 7

469. Misc Perc 8

470. Misc Perc 9

471. Kit 1

472. Kit 2

473. Kit 3

474. Kit 4

475. Kit 5

476. Kit 6

477. Kit 7

478. Kit 8

479. Kit 9

480. Kit 10

481. Rom Play

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BEAT KIT 1

Snare 35 (Hollow)

Tom 5

Hi Hat 13 (Mid)

Hi Hat 14 (Closed)

Hi Hat 13 (Mid)

Snare 10 (Brush)

Hi Hat 1 (Closed)

Hi Hat 9 (Mid)

Hi Hat 10 (Brush)

Hi Hat 11 (Open)

Kick 17 (Electronic)

Snare 27

Scratch 9

Tom 6 (Low)

Tom 6 (Mid 1)

Tom 3 (Mid 2)

Tom 3 (High)

Kick 29 (Tite)

Snare 19 (Rim)

Snare 9 (Brush)

Tom 2 (Brush Low)

Tom 2 (Brush Mid)

Tom 2 (Brush High)

Cymbal 10 (Ride)

Kick 12 (Jungle)

Snare 29 (Jungle)

Snare 23

Finger Snap 2

Finger Snap 3

Clap 5

Tambourine 1

Kick 11 (R&B)

Snare 34 (R&B)

Snare 33 (Buzz Roll)

Tom 9 (R&B)

Kick 15 (Rap)

Snare 6 (Rim)

Hi Hat 7 (open/Closed)

Hi Hat 16 (Closed Tip)

Hi Hat 17 (Semi)

Hi Hat 32 (Open Tip)

Snare 2 (Stick)

Snare 31 (R&B)

Hi Hat 8 (Closed Electronic)

Hi Hat 6 (Open Electronic)

Cymbal 2 (Rap Ride)

Kick 16 (Rap)

100

101

103

105

107

108

Cymbal 2 (Rap)

Snare 37 (Rap)

Brass Hit 12

Snare 61 (Rap)

Snare 58 (Rap)

Brass Hit 12

Chapter 7: Reference Section 107

BEAT KIT 2 (GM)

Snare 1 (Rim)

Hand Clap 1

Hi Hat 2 (Closed)

Hi Hat 3 (Foot)

Hi Hat 4 (Open/Closed)

Cymbal 4 (Crash)

Cymbal 5 (Ride)

Tambourine 2

Bell 12 (Cowbell)

Shaker 14

Kick 2 (Sine)

Kick 10

Snare 15

Scratch 9

Tom 6

Tom 2 (Brush)

Tom 9 (R&B)

Tom 3

Tom 2 (Brush)

Tom 3 (Roto)

Cymbal 11 (Ride)

Cymbal 8 (Ride)

Cymbal 1 (Splash)

Cymbal 3 (Crash)

Cymbal 7 (Ride)

Bongo 1

Conga 6

Conga 3

Timbale 2

Bell 1 (Cowbell)

Shaker 6

Bell 1

bell 2 (Flexitone)

Shaker 10

Block 1

Block 5

Hand Clap 3

Bell 4 (Triangle Open)

Bell 5 (Sleigh Bells)

Bongo 1

Conga 7 (Slap)

Timbale 1

Bell 9 (Cowbell)

Shaker 7 (Maraca)

Shaker 12

Block 3 (Clave)

FX Hit 5

Bell 3 (Triangle Closed)

Shaker 4

Bell 3 (BellTree)

100

101

103

105

107

108

Scratch 6

Gtr Hit 27

Brass Hit 5

Sax FX 2 (Squeal)

UnderPad

Gtr Hit 19

Spacy Trumpet

Scratch 7

Vox Hit 4 (Female Laugh)

Vox Hit 6 (Male Laugh)

Scraa (FX)

Brass Hit 17

UnderPad

Gtr Hit 19

Spacy Trumpet

Kick 2 (Sine)

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BEAT KIT 5

Kick 5

Cymbal 4

Cymbal 2

Kick 17

Kick 6

Hi Hat 16 (Closed Tip)

Hi Hat 15 (Pedal Closed)

Hi Hat 32 (Open Tip)

Dirt 2 (Record Noise)

Block 4

Hat 11

Hi Hat 10 (Brush)

Shaker 3

Kick 17 (Electronic)

Tom 3

Snare 52

Kick 16

Kick 17

Kick 21

Snare 56

Scratch 9

Tom 6

Kick 28

Snare 16

Snare 8 (Brushes)

Snare 9 (Brushes)

Tom 2 (Brush Low)

Tom 2 (Brush High)

Cymbal 3 (Ride)

Kick 12 (Jungle)

Snare 29 (Jungle)

Snare 23

Bell 4 (Chimes)

Cymbal 2

Hand Clap 5

Tambourine 1

Kick 4 (Electronic)

Snare 34 (R&B)

Snare 33 (Buzz Roll)

Scratch 17

Tom 9 (R&B)

Kick 15 (Rap)

Snare 30

Hi Hat 26

Tambourine 4

Scraa

Bass Hit 2

Snare 56

Hat 8 (Closed Electronic)

Hat 6 (Open Electronic)

Cymbal 2 (Rap Ride)

Kick 16 (Rap)

100

101

103

105

107

108

Cymbal 4 (Crash)

Gtr Hit 23

Brass Hit 6

Oow

Science

Scratch 4

Misc Perc 4

Hi Hat 5

Hi Hat 22

Hat 27

Snare 13 (Rap)

Scraa (FX)

Brass Hit 13

Vox Hit 3

FX Hit 2

Music Crowd

Guitar Hit 22

Tambourine 2

Scraa (FX)

Scratch 5

Cymbal 2

Block 6

Timbale 2

Timbale 1

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Audio Channels: ................. 32

Audio Outputs: ................... 6 (2 main, 4 submix)

Submix Inputs: ................... 4

Max. Output Level: ............+4 dBv

Output Impedance: ........... 1KΩ

MIDI: .....................................In, Out, Thru

Data Encoding: ................... 16 bit linear data, 18 bit linear outputs

Sample Playback Rate: ..... 39 kHz

Signal to Noise: ................... >90 dB

Dynamic Range: ................. >90 dB

Frequency Response: ......... 20 Hz-15 kHz

THD +N: ................................ <.05%

IMD: .......................................<.05%

Stereo Phase: .......................Phase Coherent ±1˚ at 1 kHz

Power Requirements: ....... 25 watts

Dimensions: .........................H: 1.75" W: 19" L: 8.5"

Weight: .................................6 lb, 14 oz (3.1 Kg)

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GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PLANET PHATT SYSEX

• Product ID for Planet Phatt is 0A.

• Device ID is [00-0F] (0-15 decimal).

• Parameter Number and Parameter Value are 2 bytes each.

• Since MIDI data bytes cannot be greater than [7F] (127 decimal), the

data values are “nibble-ized” to a 14-bit signed 2's complement format.

• There is only one edit buffer which is for the current preset (the

preset shown in the display). Only one preset at a time can be edited

via SysEx commands and changing the current preset erases the edit

buffer.

Transmitted Recognized Remarks

Basic

Channel

Default

Changed

Mode Default

Messages

Note

Number True Voice

Velocity Note ON

Note OFF

After

Touch

Keys

Channels

Pitch Bender

Control Change

Program

Change True Number

System Exclusive

System

Common

:Song Pos

:Song Sel

:Tune

System

Real Time

:Clock

:Commands

Aux

Messages

:Local On/Off

:Active Sense

:Reset

1-16

Memorized

No Mode 1, 3, 4

MONO, POLY

OMNI, ON/OFF

Memorized

0-127

Yes

v=1-127

Yes

No Yes

Yes 0-127

Yes Yes

Yes

Notes:

Pan 0=hard left 127=hard right

Function…

Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY

Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY

Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO

Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO

0-31

Bank Select No Yes

64-79

All Sound Off

Reset All Controllers

No Yes

All Notes Off No Yes

Song Sel - F3 ss

0-99 = Beats

100-127 = Songs

Beats Mode Only

Song Select is only enabled when the Beats mode screen is showing in the display.

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RECEIVED CHANNEL COMMANDS

Channels number (n) = 0-15. Message bytes are represented in hex. All

other numbers are decimal. Running Status is supported.

Command Message Comments

Note Off 8n kk vv release velocity is ignored

Note On 9n kk vv velocity 0 = note off

Key Aftertouch An kk vv kk = 0-127 vv = 0-127

Program Change Cn vv vv = 0-127

Channel Aftertouch Dn vv vv = 0-127

Pitch Bend En ll mm l = lsb, m = msb

Realtime Controller Bn cc vv cc = 00-31, vv = 0-127

Footswitch Bn cc vv cc = 64-79, vv ≥ 64 = on

Volume Bn 07 vv vv = 0-127

Pan Bn 0A vv 0=left, 127=right, 64=center

All Sound Off Bn 78 00 turns all sound off

Reset All Controllers Bn 79 00 ignored in omni mode

All Notes Off Bn 7B 00 ignored in omni mode

Omni Mode Off* Bn 7C 00 forces all notes & controls off

Omni Mode On* Bn 7D 00 forces all notes & controls off

Mono Mode On (Poly Off)* Bn 7E 00 forces all notes & controls off

Poly Mode On (Mono Off)* Bn 7F 00 forces all notes & controls off

Bank Select Bn 00 00 20 bb bb = bank #

* Special Notes:

From Omni Mode ... Omni Off turns Poly On.

From Poly Mode ..... Omni On turns Omni On; Mono On turns Mono On.

From Mono Mode ... Mono Off turns Poly On; Omni On turns Omni On.

From Multi Mode ... Omni On turns Omni On; Omni Off or Mono Off

turns Poly On; Mono On turns Mono On.

All other changes have no effect.

••• Running Status is

supported in Planet Phatt.

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MIDI SYSEX COMMANDS

For system exclusive commands, the following format is used:

F0 system exclusive status byte

18 E-mu ID byte

0A product ID byte (will also respond to ID 04 - Proteus)

dd device ID byte

cc command byte

... data bytes

F7 EOX

SysEx Editing

Preset and setup parameters may be edited individually using system

exclusive commands. The preset being edited is the active preset (the

preset on the basic or global channel and the one which is shown in

the LCD). The value of a given parameter may be changed by sending

a parameter value command. The value of a parameter may be read by

sending a parameter value request, to which the machine will respond

by sending back the parameter value.

Two MIDI bytes (lsb, msb) are required for each 14 bit data word. Bits

0-6 are sent first, followed by bits 7-13 in the next MIDI byte. All data

words are signed 2's complement values with sign-extension out to the

most significant bit (bit 13). This convention applies to all data words,

regardless of the parameter's value range.

Preset data may also be transmitted or received in a single block (one

complete preset) using system exclusive commands. A preset data

request may be issued by a host computer, to which the machine will

respond sending the data block for the requested preset. Conversely,

the computer may send new preset data which will replace the speci-

fied preset currently in the machine. Additionally, a front panel com-

mand will transmit one or all user presets for backup onto an external

sequencer. These presets may be restored by simply playing back the

sequence into the machine.

Warning: When transferring preset banks and tuning table data back

and forth from Planet Phatt to a computer, the data should be

recorded as you would a regular sequence. Sending the data in one

huge chunk will clog the input buffer on Planet Phatt unless a time

period of approximately 100 mS is inserted between each preset.

••• Planet Phatt will receive

Proteus presets, but will fill in

the extra parameters with

default values and set

instruments to “None”.

▼ There is only one edit

buffer which is for the current

preset (the preset shown in

the display). Only one preset

at a time can be edited via

SysEx commands and

changing the current preset

erases the edit buffer.

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RECEIVED SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE COMMANDS

Command Message Comments

Preset Data Request F0 18 0A dd 00 ll mm F7 ll= preset # lsb

see note 6 mm = msb

Preset Data F0 18 0A dd 01 ll mm … ... cs F7

cs=checksum

Parameter Value F0 18 0A dd 02 pl pm F7

Request pl = parameter # lsb pm = msb

Parameter Value F0 18 0A dd 03 pl pm vl vm F7

pl = parameter # lsb pm = msb vl = value lsb vm = msb

Tuning Table Request F0 18 0A dd 04 F7 see note 7

Tuning Table F0 18 0A dd 05 ... ... F7 262 bytes

Program Map Request F0 18 0A dd 06 F7 see note 8

Program Map Data F0 18 0A dd 07 ... ... F7 262 bytes

Master Setting Request F0 18 0A dd 08 F7

Version Request F0 18 0A dd 0A F7 see note 1

Configuration Request F0 18 0A dd 0C F7 see note 2

Instrument List Request F0 18 0A dd 0E F7 see note 3

Preset List Request F0 18 0A dd 12 F7 see note 4

MMA Tuning Dump F0 7E dd 08 01 tt <name (16 ascii)> … F7

see note 5

User Beat Data Request F0 18 0A dd 30 ll mm F7 ll= beat # lsb

mm = msb

Song Beat Data Request F0 18 0A dd 32 ll mm F7 ll= beat # lsb

mm = msb

••• 281 bytes per preset

(272 data + 9 MIDI header)

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Command Message Comments

Preset Data F0 18 0A dd 01 ll mm ... ... CS F7

ll= preset # lsb mm = msb cs = checksum

Parameter Value F0 18 0A dd 03 pl pm vl vm F7

pl = parameter # lsb pm = msb

vl = value lsb vm = msb

Tuning Table F0 18 0A dd 05 ... ... F7 TT data = 256 bytes

Program Map Data F0 18 0A dd 07 ... ... F7 see note 8

Config. Message F0 18 0A dd 0D pl pm s1 l1 m1 s2 l2 m2 F7

see note 2

Instr. List F0 18 0A dd 0F (14 bytes per instr.) ... F7 see note 3

Preset List F0 18 0A dd 13 (13 bytes per preset) ... F7 see note 4

Set User Beat Data F0 18 0A dd 31 ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm F7

Set User Song Data F0 18 0A dd 33 ll mm… F7 80 bytes

ll, mm Song Beat # (0-27) see note 11

• Note 1 - Version Request

This command allows identification of machine type and software

revision. Planet Phatt will respond to the request with the version

data: F0 18 0A dd 0B ss r1 r2 r3 F7

r1, r2, r3 = software revision # in ascii (decimal point between r1 & r2).

ss = E-mu module type, 02 = Orbit, 03 = Planet Phatt

• Note 2 - Configuration Message

This MIDI command is used to identify the sound sets in a given

Planet Phatt. The configuration request command is:

F0 18 0A dd 0C F7

Planet Phatt will respond to this command with the configuration

message: F0 18 0A dd 0D pl pm 0D l1 m1 0E l2 m2 F7

where pl and pm are the lsb and msb of the total number of presets, s1

and s2 are the ID numbers of the sound sets contained in this unit,

and n1=l1, m1 and n2=l2, m2 represent the lsb and msb of the num-

ber of instruments in each sound set. If no expansion set is present, s2

will be 7F and n2 will be zero.

Planet Phatt Sound Set IDs = 13 & 14 (0D & 0E - hex)

1st ll mm pair = beat # 0-99

2nd pair = tempo 0-240

3rd pair = X factor -36 to +36

4th pair = preset # 0-639

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• Note 3 - Instrument List

This MIDI command allows external software to upload the instru-

ment list as an array of ASCII strings. The instrument list request

command is:

F0 18 0A dd 0E F7

Planet Phatt will respond to this command with the instrument list

message:

F0 18 0A dd 0F (14 bytes per instrument) ... ... F7

The instruments are transmitted in the same order they appear to the

user on Planet Phatt. Note that a given instrument’s position in this

list may be different from its actual number within the sound set.

instrument entry: il im (11 ascii bytes) 00

Each instrument entry in the list consists of the actual instrument

number (as defined in “Sound Sets” - note 9) in lsb, msb format,

followed by the instrument name (11 ascii characters plus a zero

terminator) for a total of 14 (decimal) bytes. The first instrument is #1

as displayed on Planet Phatt. The total number of instrument names is

equal to (n1+n2) in the configuration message above.

Note that there are less than 255 instruments in the first sound set,

therefore there will be a ‘hole’ in the instrument numbering.

• Note 4 - Preset List

This MIDI command allows external software to upload all preset

names as an array of ASCII strings. The preset list request command is:

F0 18 0A dd 12 F7

Planet Phatt will respond to this command with the preset list mes-

sage:

F0 18 0A dd 13 (13 bytes per preset) ... ... F7

Each preset name is 12 ascii characters, plus a zero terminator, for a

total of 13 (decimal) bytes. The first preset is #0. The total number of

preset names is equal to pp in the configuration message above.

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• Note 5 - Bulk Tuning Dump

Planet Phatt can receive MIDI Tuning Standard dumps in addition to

its own SysEx tuning table dumps. Planet Phatt will only transmit in

it's own SysEx tuning format. The MIDI Tuning Standard is as follows:

F0 7E dd 08 01 tt <tuning name (16 ascii)> … F7

dd= device ID tt= tuning prog # (ignored) tuning name =

(ignored)

… = data (xx yy zz) frequency data for one note repeated 128x

xx yy zz = 0xxxxxxx 0abcdefg 0hijklmn

xxxxxxx = semitone abcdefghijklmn = fraction of semitone in

.0061 cent units. Examples: Middle C = 3C 00 00 A-440 = 45 00 00

• Note 6 - Preset Data Request

Planet Phatt presets are organized into ranks. Each rank consists of 64

presets. Planet Phatt has ten ranks of presets (0-639). Banks may be

requested using the preset request command and the appropriate

preset code listed below.

Rank Preset Range Preset Code MIDI Message

0 0-63 1024 F0 18 0A dd 00 00 08 F7

1 64-127 1025 F0 18 0A dd 00 01 08 F7

2 128-191 1026 F0 18 0A dd 00 02 08 F7

3 192-255 1027 F0 18 0A dd 00 03 08 F7

4 256-319 1028 F0 18 0A dd 00 04 08 F7

5 320-383 1029 F0 18 0A dd 00 05 08 F7

6 384-447 1030 F0 18 0A dd 00 06 08 F7

7 448-511 1031 F0 18 0A dd 00 07 08 F7

8 512-575 1032 F0 18 0A dd 00 08 08 F7

9 576-639 1033 F0 18 0A dd 00 09 08 F7

1 64-127 -1 F0 18 0A dd 00 7F 7F F7

0 0-63 -2 F0 18 0A dd 00 7E 7F F7

0-3 0-255 -3 F0 18 0A dd 00 7D 7F F7

4-9 256-639 -4 F0 18 0A dd 00 7C 7F F7

▼ Warning: Do not confuse

the Preset Data Request

Ranks with Standard MIDI

Banks. Preset Data Request

Banks are System Exclusive

requests.

Chapter 7: Reference Section 117

See Note 9

MIDI SPECIFICATIONS

• Note 7 - Alternate Tuning

The “user tuning table” allows any key to be tuned to an arbitrary

pitch over an 8 octave range. If selected in the preset, an alternate

tuning may be achieved by modifying the tuning values from the

front panel or downloading a new table into the machine. The table

consists of 128 words, corresponding to the MIDI key range, kept in

non-volatile memory. Each word is a pitch value expressed in 1/64

semitones, offset from key number 0 (c-2). Therefore, for equal tem-

perament, each entry in the table would be equal to its key number

times 64.

• Note 8 - Program Mapping

MIDI program changes will normally correspond to internal preset

numbers 0-127. However, the user may “re-map” any MIDI program

number, assigning it to an arbitrary internal preset. This feature allows

any of the internal presets to be selected from a MIDI keyboard

controller.

See Program ➔ Preset on page 26.

PRESET DATA FORMAT

Preset data is transmitted and received using the following format: The

standard system exclusive header is followed by the preset number

(lsb, msb), a 14 bit word for each preset parameter value (lsb, msb)

starting at parameter #0 and continuing upward, a one-byte check-

sum, and the end-of-exclusive byte (F7). The checksum is the modulo

128 sum of all the parameter value bytes; that is, all of the data bytes

following the preset number and before the checksum.

PRESET PARAMETERS

Parameter No. Parameter Name Range

0-11 preset name (12 ascii characters) 32-127

12-14 preset link 1-3 0-639

15-18 preset, link 1-3 low key 0-127

19-22 preset, link 1-3 high key 0-127

23 pri instrument - - -

24 pri sound start offset 0-127

25 pri tuning (coarse) -36 to +36

26 pri tuning (fine) -64 to +64

27 pri volume 0-127

28 pri pan -7 to +7

29 pri delay 0-127

30 pri low key 0-127

A value of -1 = “Off”

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Parameter No. Parameter Name Range

31 pri high key 0-127

32 pri alt. volume attack 0-99

33 pri alt. volume hold 0-99

34 pri alt. volume decay 0-99

35 pri alt. volume sustain 0-99

36 pri alt. volume release 0-99

37 pri alt. volume envelope on 0-1

38 pri solo mode 0-2

39 pri chorus 0-15

40 pri reverse sound 0-1

41 sec instrument - - -

42 sec sound start offset 0-127

43 sec tuning (coarse) -36 to +36

44 sec tuning (fine) -64 to +64

45 sec volume 0-127

46 sec pan -7 to +7

47 sec delay 0-127

48 sec low key 0-127

49 sec high key 0-127

50 sec alt. volume attack 0-99

51 sec alt. volume hold 0-99

52 sec alt. volume decay 0-99

53 sec alt. volume sustain 0-99

54 sec alt. volume release 0-99

55 sec alt. volume envelope on 0-1

56 sec solo mode 0-2

57 sec chorus 0-15

58 sec reverse sound 0-1

59 crossfade mode 0-2

60 crossfade direction 0-1

61 crossfade balance 0-127

62 crossfade amount 0-255

63 switch point 0-127

64 LFO 1 shape 0-8

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MIDI SPECIFICATIONS

See Note 10

A value of 13 = “Global”

A value of 5 = “Global”

Parameter No. Parameter Name Range

65 LFO 1 rate 0-127

66 LFO 1 delay 0-127

67 LFO 1 variation 0-127

68 LFO 1 amount -128 to +127

69 LFO 2 shape 0-8

70 LFO 2 rate 0-127

71 LFO 2 delay 0-127

72 LFO 2 variation 0-127

73 LFO 2 amount -128 to +127

74 aux. envelope delay 0-127

75 aux. envelope attack 0-99

76 aux. envelope hold 0-99

77 aux. envelope decay 0-99

78 aux. envelope sustain 0-99

79 aux. envelope release 0-99

80 aux. envelope amount -128 to +127

81-86 key/vel source 1-6 0-1

87-92 key/vel dest 1-6 0-42

93-98 key/vel amount 1-6 -128 to +127

99-106 realtime source 1-8 0-9

107-114 realtime dest 1-8 See list

115-117 footswitch dest 1-3 0-10

118-121 controller amount A-D -128 to +127

122 pressure amount -128 to +127

123 pitch bend range 0-13

124 velocity curve 0-5

125 keyboard center 0-127

126 submix 0-2

127 keyboard tuning 0-5

128 pri portamento rate 0-127

129 sec portamento rate 0-127

130 pri filter type 0-17

131 pri filter Fc 0-255

132 pri filter Q 0-15

133 sec filter type 0-17

134 sec filter Fc 0-255

135 sec filter Q 0-15

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GLOBAL/SETUP PARAMETERS

Parameter No. Parameter Name Range

256 MIDI basic channel 0-15

257 MIDI volume (basic channel) 0-127

258 MIDI pan (basic channel) -8 to +7

259 current preset (basic channel) 0-639

260 master tune -64 to +64

261 transpose -12 to +12

262 global pitch bend range 0-12

263 global velocity curve 0-4

264 MIDI mode 0-3

265 MIDI overflow 0-1

266-269 controller A-D numbers 0-31

270-272 footswitch 1-3 numbers 64-79

273 mode change enable 0-1

274 device ID number 0-15

336 Global Tempo 0-255

337 Song start/stop enable 0-1

338 Beats/Song number 0-127

339 Beats/Song transpose (x factor) ±36

340 Beats/Song mode 0-3

341 X factor up 0-34

342 X factor down 0-34

343 Beat MIDI Out 0-2

344 Beat mute Key 0-127

345 Beat start key 0-127

346 Beat stop key 0-127

347 Retrigger channel 0-15

348 Retrigger rate 0-49

349 Tempo up 0-34

350 Tempo down 0-34

351 Pitch wheel scratch channel 0-17

352 Pitch wheel scratch amount 1-100

367-383 MIDI channel bank 0-4

384-399 MIDI channel enable 0-1

400-415 MIDI program change enable 0-1

416-431 mix out 0-3

512-639 MIDI program/preset map 0-511

See Note 12

Per MIDI Channel

0=None, 1-16 chan, 17=All

0-31, 32=Mpr, 33= Pwh

34 = off

A value of 0 = External Clock

A value of -8 = “P”

Entire message to set pan to P:

F0 18 0A dd 03 02 02 78 7F F7

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• Note 9 - Sound Sets

A Planet Phatt sound set consists of sample data (sound ROMs), plus

additional instrument data in the program ROMs. Each sound set has

a unique ID number. The sound sets for Planet Phatt are #13 & #14.

It is necessary to include the sound set number as part of the instru-

ment number when exchanging data. The complete instrument num-

ber contains two fields: bits 8-12 specify the sound set (0-31) and bits

0-7 specify the instrument within the sound set (0-255).

Instrument Bit Fields:

12 8 7 0

<— sound set —> <——— instrument # ———>

(5 bits) (8 bits)

Within any given sound set, the first instrument is #1 and #0 selects

“None”.

The “magic numbers” 3328 & 3584 represents the start number for

the two banks of Planet Phatt instruments. To calculate the complete

instrument number follow the instructions below.

SysEx Instr. No. (Bank 1) = 3328 + Planet Phatt Instr. No.

Next you must convert the SysEx instrument number to a 14-bit MIDI

number. See the information on the following pages.

Example:

Suppose we want to change the instrument to I003 SE Sub 3

1) 3328 + 3 = 3331 (3328 + Instr. No.)

2) 3331 ÷ 128 = 26 r-3 = 26 (ignore remainder)

3) 26 in Hex = 1A = msb

4) remainder 3 in Hex = 03 = lsb

5) SysEx Instrument Number = lsb msb

03 1A

The complete message to change the primary instrument to #03:

F0 18 0A dd 03 17 00 03 1A F7

••• Magic Numbers

3328 = Instruments 1-242

3584 = Instruments 243-482

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• 14-bit Signed 2's Complement Numbers

If the data value is negative, you must first take the 2's complement of

the number: In the case of a 14-bit number this is equivalent to

adding 16384 to the original negative value.

To fit the 7-bit MIDI protocol, numbers must be “nibble-ized”.

To get the 14-bit nibble-ized value (of a positive value or a 2's

complemented negative value):

msb = value DIV 128 (divide and ignore the remainder)

lsb = value MOD 128 (divide and use only the remainder)

To go the other way (convert 14 bit signed 2's complement to a signed

real number)

raw Value = (msb*128) + lsb (gives you the unsigned raw value)

if raw Value ≥ 8192 (8192 = 2^13)

then signed Value = raw value - 16384 (16384 = 2^14)

Example: To find the “nibble-ized” Hex value of -127:

1) -127 + 16384 = 16252

2) 16252 ÷ 128 = 126 r-124

3) 126 in Hex = 7E = msb

4) 124 in Hex = 7C = lsb

5) Parameter value would be transmitted as 7C 7E

Example: To find the “nibble-ized” Hex value of parameter number

257:

1) 257 ÷ 128 = 2 r-1

2) 2 in Hex = 02 = msb

3) 1 in Hex = 01 = lsb

4) Parameter number would be transmitted as 01 02

00000000 00000000

{

data bits data bits

Status

Bit Status

Bit

Status Bit MUST be “0”

in MIDI data bytes.

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• Note 10 - Patchcord Destinations

The order in which patchcord destinations appear on the screen does

not necessarily match the SysEx ordering. This is necessary for various

reasons, one being to maintain Proteus compatibility.

Key/Velocity Controllers

MIDI value Destination

0 Off

1 Pitch

2 Pri. Pitch

3 Sec. Pitch

4 Volume

5 Pri. Volume

6 Sec. Volume

7 Attack

8 Pri. Attack

9 Sec. Attack

10 Decay

11 Pri. Decay

12 Sec. Decay

13 Release

14 Pri. Release

15 Sec. Release

16 Crossfade

17 LFO 1 Amount

18 LFO 1 Rate

19 LFO 2 Amount

20 LFO 2 Rate

21 Aux. Envelope Amount

22 Aux. Envelope Attack

23 Aux. Envelope Decay

24 Aux. Envelope Release

25 Sound Start

26 Pri. Sound Start

27 Sec. Sound Start

28 Pan

29 Pri. Pan

30 Sec. Pan

31 Tone

32 Pri. Tone

33 Sec. Tone

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Key/Velocity Controllers (cont)

MIDI value Destination

34 Filter Fc

35 Pri. Filter Fc

36 Sec. Filter Fc

37 Filter Q

38 Pri. Filter Q

39 Sec. Filter Q

40 Portamento Rate

41 Pri. Portamento Rate

42 Sec. Portamento Rate

Realtime Controllers

MIDI value Destination

0 Off

1 Pitch

2 Pri. Pitch

3 Sec. Pitch

4 Volume

5 Pri. Volume

6 Sec. Volume

7 Attack

8 Pri. Attack

9 Sec. Attack

10 Decay

11 Pri. Decay

12 Sec. Decay

13 Release

14 Pri. Release

15 Sec. Release

16 Crossfade

17 LFO 1 Amount

18 LFO 1 Rate

19 LFO 2 Amount

20 LFO 2 Rate

21 Aux. Envelope Amount

22 Aux. Envelope Attack

23 Aux. Envelope Decay

24 Aux. Envelope Release

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Realtime Controllers (cont)

MIDI value Destination

28 Pan

29 Pri. Pan

30 Sec. Pan

34 Filter Fc

35 Pri. Filter Fc

36 Sec. Filter Fc

40 Portamento Rate

41 Pri. Portamento Rate

42 Sec. Portamento Rate

• Note 11 - Set User Song Beat Data

The User Song Beat Data is arranged in the following order.

F0 18 0A dd 33 ll mm … ll,mm= Song Beat # (0-27)

ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm - Event 0's Tempo, X-Factor, Type, Repeats

ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm - Event 1's Tempo, X-Factor, Type, Repeats

ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm - Event 2's Tempo, X-Factor, Type, Repeats

ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm - Event 3's Tempo, X-Factor, Type, Repeats

ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm - Event 4's Tempo, X-Factor, Type, Repeats

ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm - Event 5's Tempo, X-Factor, Type, Repeats

ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm - Event 6's Tempo, X-Factor, Type, Repeats

ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm - Event 7's Tempo, X-Factor, Type, Repeats

ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm - Event 8's Tempo, X-Factor, Type, Repeats

ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm - Event 9's Tempo, X-Factor, Type, Repeats

… F7 (EOX)

If this command is being received: it is ignored if the Song Beat

number is greater than 27. Repeats are clipped to (1 to 65), with 65 =

infinite.

Type Field:

0-99 Play Beat 0-99

100-127 To Song 0-27

128 Stop

129-137 To Event # (0-8)

• Note 12 - Retrigger Channel Values

0-31 = MIDI Controller 0-31, 32 = Mono Pressure, 33 = double whole

notes, 34 = double whole note triplets, 35 = whl, 36 = whl-trip,

37 = half, 38 = half-trip, 39 = 1/4, 40 = 1/4-trip, 41 = 1/8, 42 = 1/8 trip,

43 = 1/16, 44 = 1/16 trip,45 = 1/32, 46 = 1/32 trip, 47 = 1/64, 48 = 1/64

trip (96th notes), 49 = Off

▼ Warning: Event 0 MUST

be a Play Beat. Wrong data

will substitute “Play Beat 0”.

Phatt won't allow a “To

Event” to the same or future

event. Wrong data will force

to “Stop Song”

••• Master menu “Send User

Beat Data” sends Set User

Beat Data for all 100 beats,

followed by Set User Song

Beat Data for all 28 songs.

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WARRANTY

Please read this warranty, as it gives you specific legal rights.

Length of Warranty

This warranty covers all defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one

year from the date of purchase by the original owner, provided that the Warranty

Registration Card is filled out and returned to E-mu Systems within 14 days from the

date of purchase. Cases may arise where E-mu's Service Department or one of E-mu's

authorized service centers will ask for a copy of your sales receipt to facilitate war-

ranty service. Please keep your purchase receipt in a safe place.

How To Obtain Warranty Service

If your instrument requires warranty service, it may be done by any authorized E-mu

service center in the country in which you purchased the product (“Country of

Purchase”). If you are unable to locate a service center in your Country of Purchase,

please contact E-mu Systems Service Department at (408) 438-1921. They will either

refer you to an authorized service center in your Country of Purchase or ask that you

return your instrument to the factory. When returning an instrument to the factory,

you will be issued a Return Authorization number (RA). Please label all cartons,

shipping documents and correspondence with this number. E-mu suggests you

carefully and securely pack your instrument for return to the factory or authorized

service center. Mark the outside of the shipping carton clearly with your RA number.

Send to E-mu Systems, Inc. 1600 Green Hills Road, Scotts Valley, California, 95066.

You must pre-pay shipping charges to the service location. E-mu Systems will pay

return shipping fees. You will be responsible for any damage or loss sustained during

shipment in any direction.

E-mu Systems does not cover:

• Damages due to improper or inadequate maintenance, accident, abuse, misuse,

alteration, unauthorized repairs, tampering, or failure to follow normal operating

procedures as outlined in the owner's manual.

• Deterioration or damage of the cabinet.

• Damages occurring during any shipment of the product for any reason.

• An E-mu product that has in any way been modified by anyone other than E-mu

Systems, Inc.

Limitation of Implied Warranties

This limited warranty is the sole and exclusive warranty provided by E-mu. No other

warranties are expressed or implied. E-mu Systems specifically disclaims the implied

warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Exclusion of Certain Damages

E-mu Systems' liability for a product found defective is limited to repair or replace-

ment of the unit, at E-mu's option. In no event shall E-mu Systems be liable for

damages based on inconvenience, whether incidental or consequential, loss of use of

the unit, loss of time, interrupted operation or commercial loss, or any other conse-

quential damages.

Some states do not allow limitation of the duration of implied warranties or the exclusion or

limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations and exclusions

may not apply to you.

3/96

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INDEX

Symbols

19-tone tuning 77

2-pole 45

Aftertouch 39

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